From HuffPo's Seth Walls comes this report of two focus groups of women, married and unmarried, asked to watch Palin's speech and react. The two dozen women were Hillary supporters and were either now genuinely undecided or weak leaners to one candidate or the other.
Bottom line? Slight net negative:
First, women in both groups were impressed with Palin's speaking ability and poise. But they were hardly convinced that she was qualified to be vice president, or that she truly represented the "change" they were looking for, especially in light of what was deemed an overly harsh "sarcasm" pervading her address....
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...[I]n both groups, narrow majorities said they held a more negative view of Palin after her speech. "She comes off pretty cutthroat," said one.
Palin's opposing to abortion rights even in cases of rape and incest had zero support among the women, and they generally felt her speech was without substance.
These women are clearly unqualified to be television pundits.
