October 02, 2008
Debating
I watched the VP debate tonight. It was quite good. There were some predictable bits and some not so predictable.
Gov. Palin started out a little rocky. She definitely got her bearings though. The uncertainty passed. Sen. Biden clearly struggled to school himself and not be a total prick. He succeeded.
Palin is so fucking charming it's ridiculous. Biden is also charismatic but damn. No contest. Palin won the cuteness factor. I don't know if that's a good thing.
Substantively? Obviously, I'm conservative so I think the McCain/Palin ticket is the winner. I do think it's pretty impressive that after six odd weeks, Palin managed to hold her own against a 30 year veteran of the Senate. I think she managed to maintain the narrative if not control it. I think she demonstrated a firm grasp of the issues and that she can be critical and thoughtful about decision making. Palin pointed out many of her accomplishments as governor and mayor while Biden named a handful of bills he has sponsored and a three-decade political career.
I think this was probably a draw leaning to Palin.
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Gov. Palin started out a little rocky. She definitely got her bearings though. The uncertainty passed. Sen. Biden clearly struggled to school himself and not be a total prick. He succeeded.
Palin is so fucking charming it's ridiculous. Biden is also charismatic but damn. No contest. Palin won the cuteness factor. I don't know if that's a good thing.
Substantively? Obviously, I'm conservative so I think the McCain/Palin ticket is the winner. I do think it's pretty impressive that after six odd weeks, Palin managed to hold her own against a 30 year veteran of the Senate. I think she managed to maintain the narrative if not control it. I think she demonstrated a firm grasp of the issues and that she can be critical and thoughtful about decision making. Palin pointed out many of her accomplishments as governor and mayor while Biden named a handful of bills he has sponsored and a three-decade political career.
I think this was probably a draw leaning to Palin.
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