She's there because the Democrats, thank God, are stupid. They felt threatened, and for the three days after the convention, did ever stupid thing they could think of, and infuriated everyone on her side, and undecided. By the massive 'neg sell', she received immeasurable good will. Then, when she came out on stage, didn't stutter, drool, fall down, did deliver a tremendous speech, they looked the fool they are. Then, the Repubicans marginalized Biden, as if he doesn't it to himself for 30 years, and compared her directly to the Anointed One.
In Polly Sci books forever, this will go down as genius/stupidity.
It was the Democrats who lauded the are of Public Speaking to walking on water, and Sarah Palin called, and raised. It was the Democrats who took a nobody, elevated same to public adulation, and promoted same. The Republicans out Dem'ed them.
Oh. Now, they are digging in Alaska. What if the word is, she was off base in firing some idiot who tasered his son? Then, you play the Ayers card. And so on. If Barry was smart, and that's a large 'if', he'd call his dogs off and say to his 3000 staffers, 'look, let's win or lose on our merits.' But he can't do it. Like the Clintons, he's a shit slinger, and the wind's blowin' in his face.