Phyllis Schlafly on the VP Debate

(Free Republic) Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly believes GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has brought the most energy and enthusiasm to the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan. And polls among white women are indicating the Alaska governor has revitalized the GOP campaign among that demographic.

Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly says she personally knows delegates who went to the Republican National Convention (RNC) last week not planning to vote for John McCain -- but after hearing Sarah Palin's speech, were "standing up on chairs cheering for the McCain-Palin ticket."

"I think it is energy and excitement that we haven't had in years. It's funny; Sarah Palin's appeal is across the board. It's young, old, men, women. She's just authentic, she's for real, and she's just a total package," Schlafly contends. "[Palin] comes from a state that is, all of a sudden, very important to us. I think energy independence is the number-one issue of this campaign, and she's well aware that we are very eager to get all that goody American oil up there in Alaska."

Scott Drake talks with Phyllis Schlafly on the Palin/Biden debate