October 7, 2008
Posted: 10:51 PM ET
Palin watching the debate at Bolis on the Boulevard restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina.
Palin watching the debate at Bolis on the Boulevard restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina.

GREENVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) – Sarah Palin kept an eye on the presidential debate from the campaign trail in North Carolina, a traditionally red state turned battleground. The GOP vice presidential nominee mingled with the crowd at Boli’s on the Boulevard, a Greenville, NC restaurant, along with a few high-profile Republican VIPs, including both the state’s senators, Richard Burr and Elizabeth Dole.

After the debate, Palin praised McCain's performance, saying the night went "great."

"It was a great night for America. [McCain is] proposing real plans that will work for economic recovery and energy independence," she said. "I think Barack was even less candid than usual, which I was kinda surprised. But McCain has fought on and sounded very energized, and it was a good night for him, for all of us, for all of America."

What's ahead? "It's gonna be a great 28 days to go," she said. "Taking this message of reform on the road and just having it resonate more and more every day is what I believe’s happening. And it's good. It's very good. I look forward to the 28 days."

Palin joins McCain tomorrow for campaign events in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Filed under: Sarah Palin


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