In Palin, the Obama people found themselves confronting something which they have no experience: a phenomenon so new and fascinating to the press and the public that it threatens to eclipse even their boss. The hard-right views were contained in a disarming, charismatic package. And attacking would be much more complicated than it first appeared.
A great Heilemann artcile in NY Mag on why Palin complicates things for Obama
The New Realities of the 2008 Presidential Election — New York Magazine
(via fred-wilson)