While Republicans have repeatedly said "family is off limits," they then paraded Levi with other members of the Palin family on stage after the governor made her acceptance speech for vice president--putting him squarely in the hot spotlight of scrutiny.
So who is he? The locals back in his hometown of Wasilla talked to ABC News:
--"He seems to be likeable, maybe a little hot-headed," said Jan Schwarzburg, a computer programmer in Wasilla whose son Alec is a teammate of Johnston on the Wasilla Warriors hockey team. "He got into some trouble fighting on the hockey rink last year. But that's how it gets on the ice." She added that most folks in Wasilla were surprised to hear he and Bristol were engaged, as the campaign has repeatedly touted.
--A classmate of Johnston's, who declined to give his name, said the couple never told anyone about their plans to marry. "Levi never said anything. Everyone knew they were together, but he didn't seem like he was ready to walk down the aisle. They're just a regular couple who like to hang out with their friends, eat pizza."
--Johnston's mother said this is no shotgun wedding and that they planned to marry before Bristol found out she was pregnant. "This is just a bonus," she told The Associated Press.
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