What do you think of Sarah Palin's performance in the debate?

I thought it was a solid win for Palin. Biden did well and voiced his points, but I thought she was much stronger in the debate and did a much better job of speaking to the people. Biden tried to press how experienced he was and frankly, it was just kind of boring to listen to him. My wife commented on how everything he said was kind of "in one ear, out the other". Biden didn't lose this debate, but I feel that Palin won it.

Because the bar was set so low, it appeared that Palin did well simply by not screwing up. I agree that she was evasive but she has been practicing the fine art of the "Insert Your Talking Points Non-Answer" at debate camp, I'm sure. I counted 5 times during the first 15 minutes or so of the debate where she answered a question by going off in a completely different direction so I stopped counting. This is not an unusual or an unethical debate strategy but if it's done too often the candidate comes across as being uninformed, which Palin did. I did like the friendlier atmosphere of this debate. I do think that Palin pushed the down home good ole girl next door "I'm just like you" thing a bit too much. If she IS just like me, I will see that for myself...you can't force the connection. I don't recall George Bush coming out and telling folks that he was a down home kind of guy...it came through and people connected to that. As for what Palin had to say. I did not like the "white flag of surrender" remark and I believe that that cost her last night. She either does not have a good understanding of the situation in Iraq right now as far as the Iraqi government goes and their readiness to take on more responsibility, or her opinion is that it's not over until she and McCain say it's over. She misrepresented the natural gas pipeline in her state, she tried to spin John McCain as the lone maverick (and if I hear that word one more time.....) who sounded the alarm and pushed soooo hard for Fannie and Freddie reform in 2005...all by himself...when it was really Senator Chuck Hagel's plan, which McCain didn't join in support until the following year. So, no, I don't feel that Palin won the debate but I do believe that she didn't do any further damage to John McCain's campaign.

She can sit and study and rehearse her "lines" and delivery, but she is still an idiot. As someone once said "you can put lipstick on a pig........." She is still trailer trash and if the idiots in this country elect McCain, they get what they deserve!

She never once attacked Joe Biden. She corrected him on a few things as he corrected her on some. That is not an attack. Both did very well and I was impressed with both of them. Obama's campaign is questionable in my opinion. He needs to explain why he's so deep in Fannie and Freddie. Neither one won the debate and neither one lost.

She did OK, she held her own, but she didn't answer questions which was a little frustrating. She also was not much of a pitbull. She didn't fight back when she should have, and while Biden continually attacked John McCain she did not really go after Barach Obama. She did OK, but she could have done a little better.

European media have been surprised about what Palin did yesterday, she was better then they had expected, but they wrote that at end the winner was Biden, he convinced more then she did, but she was anyway very good Nun

Sarah Palin is just a cute face and nothing more. She has no experience she kept turning every freaking question into something about energy. That's all she knows and they will not get my vote.

I could say a lot more but I'll Keep it short and sweet. Biden looked REAllY tired at the end of that debate. He had a battle. And what was up with his eyes? Do they reflect any light at all? The "low expectations" came from the left and a few Conservative pundits. The only poll that matters is on Nov.4. I look at polls kinda like a 5th grade teacher looks at a pop quiz. "News" organizations use them to see how well they are getting their message out. Then they use the results to affect their next round of stories.

I didn't watch the whole thing, but from what I saw, I thought she handled herself very well and did answer the questions as much as Biden did. I also thought that she didn't attack Obama any more than Biden attacked McCain. In fact, it seemed like they were both doing their share of attacking each other's running mate and not enough speaking positively of themselves and their own ideas and thoughts on the issues. In the beginning especially, but throughout as well, she seemed very nervous. And it's no wonder. She was under a lot of pressure to perform well, and I think she pulled through. She sounded articulate and spoke well. Biden tripped over his words a few times, though.

I believe that the statistics are saying that fifty-one percent say Biden won and forty-nine percent say that Palin won - not much of a margin there. In my personal opinion, Palin did a much better job than Biden.

Palin? I hear she did ok with what she needed to accomplish but so did Biden. Personally, I don't think Palin is an asset to McCain. One cannot attack Obama for his lack of experience and choose Palin as a running mate. It is contradictory to logic, and by that I mean hypocritical.

I guess it would depend on your definition of "won". Most have said that as long as she was still standing then she would win. She had several gaffes but they weren't as bad as what they have been. She didn't really answer two questions but, she overall did good since most we expecting her to do awful.

Well I personally do not think anyone "won". yes palin did well but then so did biden. They were both very perpared and know what to say. I really did not learn anything new from either side and I really do not think it changed anyones mind on who they were going to vote for on either side or undecideds. I do not think Palin attacked anyone. She stated her side of things, Biden stated his. They correct each other as they felt needed. It was nothing earth shattering. YOu pretty much knew what was going to said as soon as the question was asked. Both sides stayed on script and played it safe. Who won depends on who you are voting for. If you like Obama, you think Biden won, if you like McCain you think Palin won. Personally I do not like either of the two party choices. But that is a whole different discussion.

She has a charmingpresence, and can be a good crowd puller, but she is no VP material.

I agree with you. I think Joe Biden won, and according to the polls most people agree, too. She never once answered the questions she was supposed to answer, and instead started talking about energy.

The were both interesting in their blunders - Lets see Palin in her Civil War General vs Current General naming blunder Biden in his Article I vs Article II blunder re: Executive v Legislative branch Those were too obvious to ignore. Biden toned down his tendency to bluster and bombast which was a good thing as he could have appeared to be a bully had he let the full force of his knowledge and experience loose. Palin amped up her "I am just like you" appeal to the masses which was nothing less than annoying. She was well rehearsed though on some of the key issues and thus came across as at least knowledgeable. I don't think either of them went after the other side all that much. From a debate standpoint I think Biden took it. Overall though Palin was not the abysmal failure that many expected.

I have to admit that surprisingly Palin did okay during the VP debate. But it was so unlike her natural-self with Katie Couric and Charles Gibson in their interviews with her! Hmmm, maybe that ear piece she was wearing at the debate helped to coach her words even if she still doesn't make any sense. She also did not fully explain policy issues or how a McCain/Palin ticket will change Bush's failed policies of the last 8 years; nor did she fully answer the questions the moderator Ifill was asking. Overall my opinion of Sarah Palin is that she's an insult to all women who have fought long and hard to banish that flirty, "oh gosh sir I didn't know!" wink-wink, smile, and the man will give a woman anything they want behavior. A perky, flirty, wind-up Barbie doll is all Sarah Palin is. And I'm truly insulted that McCain would sneakily pick her to gain Hillary Clinton's votes. Well McCain, it didn't work one iota and this is coming from an INDEPEDENT voter -- Obama/Biden for America!

I work at night so didn't get to hear the debate, but the people who are Republicans think she won it and the others (that I've heard) said she did fine.

I beleive she did very well. I think the media was expecting a big flop which turned out to be a disappointment for them, especially for Keith Obbermen, Who's profession in journalism is rather a sour taste in my mouth. Along with his humor. All said, Sarah Palin did what she had to do. But I don't think it was enought to secure a turn around in the polls, for John Macain

I actually think that she did a pretty good job. I am not too crazy about either one of the presidental candidates so my vote is going to be for whomever i think has the best VP.