When I listened to her while she was in Canton accepting the VP nomination, her accent was unfamiliar to me.
It was kind of interesting, in a good way. It really made her sound excited and enthusiastic! I think I'm going to like her!
Sarah’s accent sounds very similar to me to Canadian accents. The thing that stands out the most for me, both in her speech and that of Canadians, is “long o’s”.
Watch Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel sometime (great program), if you want to hear a lot of Canadian accents to compare to Sarah.