Palin powered out?

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: September 30, 2008

After the Senate deals with the bailout/financial rescue plan tomorrow night, all eyes will turn toward St. Louis and the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, which will take place Thursday.

In the wake of another head-scratcher interview Palin gave to CBS and Katie Couric and another blistering impersonation delivered by “Saturday Night Live” and Tina Fey, even Republicans have begun to wonder whether the affable Alaska governor might be in over her head. Analysts across the board now generally agree that Palin is likely to exceed all expectations for Thursday night’s performance—because the bar couldn’t be set any lower for her.

But whatever happens, CNN’s Gloria Borger explains why Palin’s missteps may have already squandered John McCain’s opportunity to attract disaffected female supporters of Hillary Clinton.

Because of Palin’s curious, confusing and sometimes disconcerting responses to the relatively few questions posed to her by the national media, “Republicans are watching what once may have seemed like a brilliant idea turn into a riskier proposition each day,“ Borger writes.

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And remember: Gloria is the best.