A well-known Republican and former candidate for vice president — Sarah Palin — was at the fifth GOP debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Palin was spotted in the audience of the earlier JV debate between Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, and George Pataki, and was photographed talking to Graham before the big event. While Palin hasn't publicly endorsed Graham, it looked like she was giving him a pre-debate pep talk. Coming from someone who has a fair share of debate experience, a Palin chat could actually be pretty helpful.
Palin tweeted that she was appearing on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper before the GOP debate, which put her at the Venetian casino where the event was unfolding. It would just be silly to be in the building and not watch the show, so Palin took advantage of her location.
The former Alaskan governor and John McCain's running mate in the 2008 election was probably happy not to be in front of the cameras, sitting in the audience stress free and watching other Republicans sweating on stage. Onlysomeone who's been in the same position can truly know how nerve-racking it is to participate in a nationally televised presidential (or vice presidential) debate.
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