Leading into the VP debate I saw two things consistently – the press set expectations so low everyone expected Palin to fail and some of the public was claiming they could have done a better job in the debate (and the debate hadn’t even taken place yet).
Gone were the expectations that Palin was going to wipe the floor with Biden or that she was going to show off her expert political ability, no, most people were expecting a train wreck of James Stockdale proportions…. and that is why, it seemed, the majority of people were tuning in but it didn’t happen. Frankly, not much of anything happened. So what was the hour of talk all about then?
There was minimal sparring at best, neither candidate directly answered questions to any substantive degree, Biden came off as slightly arrogant while Palin had an appearance of acting too sweet, and there was nothing presented by either camp to advance their position. All and all, a good waste of time.
I cannot see how the performance yesterday would have helped (or harmed) either party. Biden didn’t look “Vice Presidential”, nor did Sarah. Neither individual provided energy for the base, neither really swayed voters or pundits…. Yesterday was, truly, just “Ho Hum”
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