I'm not sure how anyone could take her for anything but genuinely "folky."
As far as her "major disaster" ..... Thats exactly what the mainstream media and 99% of the bleeding heart liberals were tuned in to see last night. Guess what? It didn't happen. She started out a bit slow but I think made up for it in the end. I must admit I was a bit concerned for her to be standing beside a very "seasoned" politician like Biden. I figured he was gonna tear a whole in her ass before the night was over, again.... It never happened.
Am I falling in the floor excited about McCain or Palin?? Not really. But look at the alternative. We can bash these 4 until the election but the fact is when you walk into the voting booth on the 4th your going to vote for the candidate that best suites YOUR views and beliefs, and like Bribo said I'll be pushing the button for McCain.