Vice Presidential Debate on October 2nd
On October 2nd, vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debated. Overall, on the excitment meter of uncommited Ohio voters, Joe Biden scored higher. Most people in the interviews thought that Sarah Palin exceeded expectaions, but Joe Biden won. Democrat Mary C. Byrd, who attended the debate, thought that both candidates did an excellent job of connecting, but Joe Biden clearly won.
Sarah Palin focused on Alaska's importance as a state in issues such as energy. She insisted that Alaska's proximity to Russia and Canada helps her with knowledge on foreign policy issues, however Tina Fey mocked her on Saturday Night Live. Sarah Palin was praised for her ability to connect to your everyday "Joe Six-Packs", however criticized for being too phony. She was also mocked by Tina Fey for repeated use of the word "maverick". Many political cartoons focused on her statement about the "gotcha" media.
Joe Biden scored very high on thte excitement meter with men, and fairly high with women. At one point, the orange line (which represented the men) on the meter was at the very top. Despite this, many members of the mainstream media said that Joe Biden was "ranting" and the excitement meter went down. Joe Biden was also mocked on Saturday Night Live for his adamant support of gay rights, but opposition to gay marriage.
Most of the time, the candidates focused on their running mates. However, they kept on using the terms "Obama-Biden Administraion" and "McCain-Palin Administraion". Mrs. Byrd says this was because people don't vote for the vice presidential candidates, they, at the end of the day, always vote for the person at the top of the ticket.
Moderater Gwen Iffil was accused of bias toward Joe Biden. However, Mrs. Byrd thought that she was too soft on both of the candidates. Her reasoning is that neither of the candidates would really answer the questions. The mainstream media has had much debate over such bias.
Overall, most people think that this debate won't matter because it is only the vice presidential candidates debating, but overall a lot of people I have talked to thought that this was a very interesting debate.
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Vice Presidential Debate on October 2nd
On October 2nd, vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debated. Overall, on the excitement meter of uncommitted Ohio voters, Joe Biden scored higher. Most people in the interviews thought that Sarah Palin exceeded expectations, but Joe Biden won. Democrat Mary C. Byrd, who attended the debate, thought that both candidates did an excellent job of connecting, but Joe Biden clearly won.
Sarah Palin focused on Alaska's importance as a state in issues such as energy. She insisted that Alaska's proximity to Russia and Canada helps her with knowledge on foreign policy issues, however Tina Fey mocked her on Saturday Night Live. Sarah Palin was praised for her ability to connect to your everyday "Joe Six-Packs", however criticized for being too phony. She was also mocked by Tina Fey for repeated use of the word "maverick". Many political cartoons focused on her statement about the "gotcha" media.
Joe Biden scored very high on the excitement meter with men, and fairly high with women. At one point, the orange line (which represented the men) on the meter was at the very top. Despite this, many members of the mainstream media said that Joe Biden was "ranting" and the excitement meter went down. Joe Biden was also mocked on Saturday Night Live for his adamant support of gay rights, but opposition to gay marriage.
Most of the time, the candidates focused on their running mates. However, they kept on using the terms "Obama-Biden Administration" and "McCain-Palin Administration". Mrs. Byrd says this was because people don't vote for the vice presidential candidates, they, at the end of the day, always vote for the person at the top of the ticket.
Moderator Gwen Iffil was accused of bias toward Joe Biden. However, Mrs. Byrd thought that she was too soft on both of the candidates. Her reasoning is that neither of the candidates would really answer the questions. The mainstream media has had much debate over such bias.
Overall, most people think that this debate won't matter because it is only the vice presidential candidates debating, but overall a lot of people I have talked to thought that this was a very interesting debate.
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