Interestingly, I chose not to watch the BBC News 24 coverage, but chose CNN's, instead. they had a running poll by a focus group of 'uncommitted' Ohio voters. It showed that Palin got beat up in 90% of the graph chart!
In fact, it also showed how WOMEN, the very section Palin was after, leaned toward Biden in almost every thing he had to say over Palin.
But, that aside, Biden beat up Palin. She was so out of her depth with him, it was incredible. Understandably, it took 20 mins for her jitters to stop, but after that she was woman slapped with "stats, fact and figures" and she never really knew how to respond. There was a lot of stuttering to bide time to collect her responses as well. And when she did, reached back to the safe haven of her Alaskan Government and at which, incidentally, the focus group was disatisfied with.
I found it humourous that she point out that Biden was 'pointing backwards' a lot, when McCain's campaign is based on that very notion.
And what was with all the winking, she was doing? It was unprofessional, in the moment and unfocussing, for her. Truly, all the debate did was show her up to be an above average "hockey mom", which has/ will be her undoing.
I would be surprised if this debate hasn't thrusted the Obama/ Biden bid 10 points into the lead! Biden came across determined, forthright and underlining change. Palin came across as the mom who knows best, but very little about what she would do. Saying that, in her pitch about what she would do if she had to lead the country, she chose to talk about changing Washington and supporting the workers of America. Never did she mention foreign policy.
Interesting debate and I'd like to see the fallout result.
