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It has broken Sarah Palin's spell and could decide the next president. As Obama and McCain square up for Wednesday's final debate, Neil Midgley explains how US TV entertains, informs and influences voters in a way that would be unthinkable in Britain. Sarah Palin, left, has slumped in the poll ratings since she became the target of cutting satire by Tina Fey, right Photo: AP/REUTERS Three weeks from now, Sarah Palin may be the Vice-President elect of the United States of America. But today, few people would call her the most powerful woman in American politics. Arguably, that honour doesn't go to former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi either. Today, the most influential woman in America is probably Tina Fey – a television comedienne. Since Palin's nomination as Republican John McCain's... [read full story]
