Palin’s big moment approaching at GOP convention
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Sarah Palin, the pick of Republican presumptive presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain, will give the speech of her life tonight, many observers here say.
Palin, almost nearly in the middle of serving her first term as Alaska’s governor, will speak to delegates and others gathered at the Xcel Energy Center and millions across the country during the third session of the Republican National Convention.
Palin, 44, was at the Xcel Energy Center about 6:30 a.m. today, being given a walkthrough of the convention stage and practicing on the teleprompter.
Palin has been campaigning at various stops across the country since McCain introduced her as his running mate selection Friday on his 72nd birthday. Tonight will be the first time Palin, a mother of five, will speak to a national audience.
And it’s the first time she will speak publicly since she announced Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. Palin said her daughter plans to give birth to the baby and marry the baby’s father. CBS News reported this morning that the teen’s boyfriend has flown from Alaska to be with the Palin family here tonight.
Political analysts pretty much agree this is Palin’s big moment to introduce herself to the nation’s voters. It’s expected tonight’s convention will attract GOP voters, but also draw curious Democratic and independent voters.
Oklahoma’s delegates, seated next to Alaska’s delegation on the floor of the convention, have given verbal support to Palin, who’s being described here as someone who can reform the wasteful spending ways of the federal government. As a mayor, she cut property taxes and she got ethics reforms measures passed while she was governor, supporters say.
- Michael McNutt, Capitol Bureau
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