Thursday, October 2, 2008

Debates

I just finished the VP candidate debate. I have to make a few points:
Good:
Palin was very articulate and related to the viewer very well. Also, she looked into the camera almost exclusively (without much blinking)....which shows confidence in what she was saying.
Biden was also very articulate, and focused very well on presented the facts of past records. He addressed the camera and the moderator, although he was not as captivating to the home viewer. Best of all, he actually answered nearly every question.

Bad:
Palin failed to not only answer some of the questions, but failed to even address the subject of said questions. It appeared that she wanted to avoid the subjects. She spun it as if she wanted to focus on some other topic, but I think that was not as believable as her avoiding the question.
Biden (as mentioned already) was not a captivating to the home viewer. A few times, focus on his reciting numbers was just confusing enough that a viewer could have missed the point.

As a whole, I thought that neither fell on their face. However, a combination of Palin's avoidance of answering some of the questions and Biden's experience led to his winning the debate. He showed he knew what he was talking about, had the numbers, had the experience, and has better definite plans. I think hands down he 'won' the debate.

The first presidential debate was closer than this one, but we still have two to go.

Those are my thoughts. Agree or disagree?

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