Article: INSIDE TV & RADIO Down-home debate style puts Palin in the spotlight, you betcha

Whatever the impact of Thursday night's vice presidential debate on this election, Sarah Palin is clearly the second-biggest TV personality to come out of the 2008 campaign, right after Barack Obama.

She demonstrated the folksy charm that forms a cornerstone of that on-camera persona with a friendly "Can I call you Joe?" as she shook hands with her Democratic opponent, Sen. Joe Biden, at the opening of the debate.

The Alaska governor's first prime-time national speech, when she accepted the Republican nomination just a month ago, demonstrated an understanding of the value of the down-home sound bite as she introduced herself as a hockey mom.

"What's the difference between a hockey mom and a ...

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