You must have been asleep - or perhaps blinded by your PDS - when Palin debated 2,000-term scion of the Senate, Joe Biden during the ‘08 campaign. She not only held her own, but cleaned his clock! This, you might recall, was viewed by probably 40+million people, was her 1st national debate, and was against someone who had run for President in past and had been involved in national Dem party debates.
So, your argument that she couldn’t hold her own against the motley crew on that stage tonight is completely groundless. We can dissect the Couric interview another time. Your assertion that Palin could not successfully debate any of the GOP declared candidates or Obama in the general election is just plain wrong.
I agree - she's an excellent debater.
What worries me, if she runs, is how much women hate her, because she's smart, successful, apparently happy, and beautiful. Beating Obama means moving a significant amount of his support among women to our side this time, and I wonder if Sarah can do that.