Plouffe: Palin selling 'failed product'
Posted: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:42 PM by Domenico Montanaro
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Sarah Palin
From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli
ST. LOUIS -- David Plouffe called
Palin an effective speaker tonight, but argued that she was selling “a failed product” and again ignored middle-class concerns.
“I was given some grief for saying earlier that she was a strong debater -- she is a strong debater,” he said. “There were some platitudes, but I don't think there was much there there, in terms of what specifically are you going to do.”
Talking to reporters in the spin room, the Obama campaign manager said that debate watchers saw clear differences between the candidates, especially on foreign policy. He called her answer to the question about nuclear weapons “somewhat incomprehensible,” while Biden gave “a very direct answer on those and all the foreign policy questions.” And on the important domestic policy questions, he said Palin did not offer “any compelling case for change.”
“At the end of the day the middle class are going to decide this election,” he said. “We've said all along she's a very talented politician. She proved that again tonight. But she's selling a failed product.”
