She's a unique and fascinating character and she's polarizing, which equals ratings. That doesn't mean she's a political threat to Obama and *THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA OMG*
I do think most posters here exaggerate her ineptitude though, especially the Republicans who constantly talk about how they'd vote for Obama if she became the nominee.
Based on her performance as governor prior to being chosen as the VP nominee, I foolishly expected her to have read SOMETHING about the world outside of Alaska. Though, with everything she had on her plate, I can't fault her for it. But McCain should have checked her knowledge of world events, and Palin should have turned down McCain's offer.
The night Biden was picked, it took me a whole hour of reading up on Palin to conclude she was an "excellent pick"....looks like McCain didn't do any more homework than I did.
But, one thing is for sure: If Palin had had a strong grasp of national/international issues, that chick would have already locked up the 2012 GOP nomination.
