This transcription of Gov. Palin's statement introducing herself is as good a starter on getting to know her as any I think, so check out this link and see what you think: Governor Sarah Palin
Clearly one of the angles they are taking is that Palin can garner some of the voters who were behind Hillary's campaign at least in part because of her gender. That's smart. You find a way to get votes from whatever quarter you can.
She certainly appears tough enough for the campaign and she's clearly driven by conservative principles and has shown strength in sticking to her principles. Check out this link to a USA Today article about her. And an LA Times article on her.
She hasn't been in politics a long time, but what experience she has is executive experience as mayor and as governor, which is more than can be said for McCain, Obama, or Biden. To get a sense of her style, you should watch this 8-minute YouTube clip of Glen Beck and in the second half he interviews her. She's impressive in her communication ability, no doubt.
We may not feel like we get to know her better until the VP debate (not sure when that will be), but it should be interesting. I'm open-minded about the choice and inclined to feel quite positively about it, but again things are sketchy still because we are only now being introduced.
Am I bummed about Romney not getting the nod? Sure, but it's not that unexpected, and in any case the other advantage is by not picking a primaries opponent nobody's supporters can feel put out by not having "their guy" selected.
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