Republicans got everything they could possibly want from Sarah Palin tonight: she was a large, confident personality — one Democratic friend ruefully wrote that she reminded him of Ann Richards — and she delivered an extremely well crafted speech. Before the speech, Republican strategists told Dana Bash of CNN that they hoped that she would show viewers "a common touch with executive presence", and she definitely succeeded at that.
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Now let us be clear: there will be tons of Democrats and others who will disagree with her and will take sharp exception with her views. Her jabs at Barack Obama and the Democrats were surprisingly personal at times. And she will face tough questioning ahead from the press. After all, there are still some serious questions about what kind of president she might be. We are going to have a rough and tumble race down the home stretch.
Fasten your seatbelts. . . It's going to be a bumpy ride.
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