I know this is a little clich?, but hey, I think it is rightfully the conventional view: Last night’s debate, if anything, slightly improved the image of Gov. Sarah Palin. She did not present points in a particularly convincing way, and she did not succeed in painting Obama as negatively as a more skilled politician would have, however, she spoke somewhat articulately and presented the Republican Party platform without embarrassing herself — which is essentially what a vice-presidential candidate is expected to do. What is relevant is that Palin is not fulfilling the attack-dog role the campaign seems to have planned for her before the convention; she attacked Obama but not very aggressively, and she stayed away from the character assassination tactics she employed in her nomination speech. Nothing about San Francisco, or religion, or “Scranton.” I guess Joe Biden beat her to that subject.
V.P. debate summary
October 3, 2008
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