Thursday, October 02, 2008
Immediate reaction
Palin babbled only once and sort of babbled another time. Much better non-babble quotient than I would have put money on.
However, it was clear to political junkies and will become clear to casual observers that Palin answered few of the actual questions. And - without looking up the actual facts - I suspect Palin contradicted or changed multiple McCain/Palin policy positions.
All in all, Palin far exceeded my (and I believe most) expectations on presentation, but believe her fallback onto prepared responses and refusal to answer actual questions will reinforce the perception (and truth) that Palin isn't experienced enough for the job.
Biden won the debate hands-down on presentation and substance. But as Palin far exceeded the low expectations for delivery it won't register at all in the horse race.
Labels: 2008 elections, 2008 presidential debates, Biden, Sarah Palin
// posted by Erik @ 10/02/2008 07:34:00 PM
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