This was one incredible debate. Both Senator Biden and Governor Palin brought it at their best. Biden smiled for the entire 90 minutes and Palin got in a few winks and of course she had a shoutout to the 3rd grade class that gets extra credit.
The expectations before the debate were parallel to each of the VP candidates personalities. Joe Biden is known for being a know-it-all with lots of years notched in his belt. Sarah Palin is known…well…she’s not really known and because of that expectations were very low for her. There were millions of people across the country who were convinced that she was going to run off stage crying. They were proven terribly wrong.
It is now 24 hours after the debate and there really hasn't been a clear "winner" announced by the news media. I think that’s how most of the country feels. Biden did what the media thought he was going to do, except for the gaff part of it, and Palin exceeded expectations. MSNBC.com in their politics section has a story headlined "Palin didn't win debate, but didn't lose either" and that pretty much sets the national tone.
This debate will be recalled again if the McCain/Palin campaign wins the election because the media will say that this VP debate was the turning point in the campaign. However, if Obama/Biden win, this debate will come up in the media by them saying that Joe Biden's experience really shined through.
In my opinion, just to interject it here, I think Sarah Palin did a great job. Just as a tie went to Obama because of his lack of experience in the first presidential debate, a tie here goes to Palin because of her lack of experience.
5 comments:
I agree with you. Palin really did a great job judging from what was expected of her. Dont you think its a shame that we as a country have to settle with mediocrity from our potential leaders? This type of performance should be a standard for our candidates, it should be expected, not praised because they did "ok." U agree?
I think you take some really strong opinions here, and while I applaud your decisiveness on the importance of this debate, I'm not sure anyone can have this much foresight. Perhaps I speak so frankly because I don't agree with your opinions...Palin was ridiculous. But hey, that's just me!
I agree with your post. There truly was no winner in the VP debate, but it was interesting to watch. I also enjoyed your foresight for the election. If the McCain/Palin ticket pulls through, there certainly will be praise for Palin. And if the Obama/Biden ticket succeeds, then Palin will get the worst of it.
As much as I may loathe Palin I have to admit she kept it pretty together for this debate. My expectations were definitely...well I had none! And I have to agree that it is sad that we have such pitiful potential leaders for this country. Really is quite sad.
I can't disagree that Palin blew away all expectations, but to consider the debate a tie is ludicrous... You're essentially assigning Palin a handicap because nothing was expected of her. These are people in line to run our country, or at least be second in the chain of command; they shouldn't NEED a handicap! I feel Biden won because he had a much better grasp on the issues and seemed far more capable of answering questions than Palin, also I know I would rather he come into power with his experience in case something happens to the President rather than a governor of Alaska so steeped in controversy and failures as a leader that the media is paying more attention to her than the presidential candidates.
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