Sarah Palin, Alaska’s governor and the GOP vice presidential nominee, addressed the Republican convention in a speech widely acclaimed by her audience, but delivered amid criticism about her length of executive service in government. Vice President of Governance Studies Darrell West analyzes the content of her speech and the tenor of her performance—and concludes she did what she was supposed to do.
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Sarah Palin’s Acceptance Speech
September 4, 2008