So far, this is not going well. She looks star-struck up there. My girlfriend says she’s rambling. I think she sounds hokey (sometimes that’s a good thing, but I don’t think here). Her diction is not strong — she sounds halting to me. And it’s thematically disjointed.
First impressions are crucial for such an unknown quantity, and right now Palin is not delivering.
Also — did anyone else notice McCain’s new “country first” slogan? Definitely doubling down on the patriotism charge against Obama — all the more daring because Barack called him out on it last night.
UPDATE: The play for Hillary voters was well executed.
But, wow, did she flub that conclusion. She sounded like she barely got through it.