During the run up to the vice presidential debate, there was much media and blogosphere speculation as how Governor Sarah Palin might handle the debat...
Ann Powers | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - "Well, Sarah Palin didn't vomit or fall off the stage, so I guess she did okay," said Albuquerque vice presidential debate watcher T...
Michael Jee | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home
DENVER - The bar area of the Rialto Café resembled a meeting of amateur political analysts Thursday night. Normally, people gather at this trendy do...
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
I refuse to get too wrapped up in the question of who "won" the debate. In general, unless one candidate obviously self-destructs, this question is answered subjectively and personally. That's not to say I didn't think Biden did better. I did.
J.R. McMillan | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
Columbus, Ohio -- A steady line slithers down Indianola Avenue leading to the Studio 35 Cinema and Drafthouse. Heated policy debate warms the otherwis...
Farzana Hassan | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
Who could have thought that a tiny cafe in suburban Canada would prefer a broadcast of the American vice-presidential debate over its own leaders' deb...
Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media
It's not just conservatives like Bill Kristol, Peggy Noonan and David Brooks who have lowered the bar so far that even a grasshopper could not limbo under it.
Allison Stevens | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Check out the blog I wrote for Women's eNews on the Veep Debate More Nots Than Notable Mentions With the first Republican woman running for the nati...
Sari Levy | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
All I can say is, praise the Lord I was in a Boulder Bar when it happened. I don't usually like crowds of any kind, ever, because basically I can't s...
Karl Frank, Jr. | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
People were passionate about W because they could sit down and drink a beer with him. He was just like them. He could not field dress a moose, God bless his soul, but darnnit, he could choke on a pretzel with the best of them. And where did that get us?
Simon Woods | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Governor Palin repeatedly attempted to re-frame the terms of this debate, and to redefine the Vice Presidency. I watched and thought McCain would offer her four years of maternity leave.
Pam Atherton | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
I don't want someone who believes their biggest asset is that they know what it's like to shop at WalMart and take their kids to hockey practice in a mini-van. How will that help in negotiations and diplomatic missions with other heads of state?
John Hubers | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
Let's not forget Palin's experience as a sports announcer, which explains her rat-a-tat-tat delivery. I mean, this woman didn't skip a beat. Impressive performance. But that's mostly what it was. A performance.
Judy Muller | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
The debate got away from Gwen Ifill, and Sarah Palin got away with passing off folksy platitudes as substitutes for substance.
Brian Ross | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
There wasn't much substance coming out of Sarah Palin as she tried her best to avoid answering the questions last night. What did slip out, though, you should truly find frightening.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
John Harris and Mike Allen deliver a brutal assessment of Palin's debate performance. It's a definite must-read....
Rick Siegel | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
A well-regarded fact-wonk, it must have killed Biden inside not to chide his opponent for confusing a Civil War general with one in the Afghan crisis. But outside, cool as a cucumber.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
After last night's debate, Progressive Accountability compiled a video of the similarities between Bush in 2000 and Palin in 2008. It's pretty incredi...
Lisa Gans | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Will the press note that, in addition to spending the entirety of the debate regurgitating the seven or eight note cards worth of information in front of her, Sarah Palin actually plagiarized her final remarks?
Huffington Post | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
Below is a round up of reaction to Thursday night's vice presidential debate: The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder called the debate a wash in terms of who w...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
Sarah Palin sure did wink a lot during the debate. My question is, why? Was she trying to woo America? Or is she trying to pull something over on us...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
My instant take on the debate: Sarah Palin did not offer specifics, did not reassure those who have questions about her readiness, and most important...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
Sarah Palin refuses to defend John McCain's record on deregulation. It's almost like she thinks she's running for 2012. ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
Sarah Palin on why she doesn't have many specifics to offer: ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
CNN's post-debate poll shows that 51% of debate watchers felt Biden won, compared to 36% for Sarah Palin. In CBS's post debate poll, which Biden also...
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Jillian York | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home