mccain-palin.thumbnail.jpgIn his first TV interview after picking his running mate, John McCain famously described Sarah Palin as his "partner and soulmate," but now at least one interviewer is picking up a less friendly vibe from the Republican ticket. Sam Stein reports:

Straight off a joint interview with John McCain and Sarah Palin, NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd appeared shocked at what he described as a complete lack of cohesion, chemistry, and (he hinted) trust between the two heads of the Republican ticket.

"There was a tenseness," Todd told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. "I couldn’t see chemistry between John McCain and Sarah Palin. I felt as if we grabbed two people and said ‘here, sit next to each other, we are going to conduct an interview.’ They are not comfortable with each other yet." [HuffPo]

Todd wonders whether the two candidates have started blaming each other for the sorry state of their campaign. 

Let the recriminations begin!

[Watch the interview.]