Palin Biden Debat

I've had a hard time coming up with anything to say about the vice presidential debate. Maybe the reason is that I could not really take seriously the exchange that took place between Biden and Palin as a debate. Palin did not bother to answer questions or respond to Biden's charges. She stuck closely to her talking points and played up her image as a small-town hockey mom who would cut taxes adn reform government. While not as incoherent as she was in some of her ealier interviews, I did not find that she offered any evidence that she had the type of qulaifications or the judgment that we would want in a national leader. I was surprised that so many commentators were declaring her the debate winner, or at least declaring the debate to be a draw. I need help in understanding her appeal - why are so many voters so excited about placing this woman one heartbeat from the presidency?