Biden Nails Debate – BIDEN-PAUNCH!
def. – BIDEN-PAUNCH!= Like a FALCON-PAUNCH (punch pronounced the way Falcon does). You know, Falcon from Super Smash Brothers, Nintendo… come on, you get it, right?
So Biden did very well in the debates. He had tons of facts and numbers, he slammed McCain. And I go back to what The New York Observer said about his debating style:
There is an inherent respect for the intellect of his audience—and his skeptics—in Mr. Biden’s presentation, a welcome contrast to the insulting manipulation often evident in [other politicians] canned evasions.
But, he seemed to go almost too negative, too fact-ish, and didn’t talk enough about Obama. However, again, he still did very well. A contained Biden makes for a great debater. On a 1 to 10 scale, while Biden can easily reach the top level of anger – 10 (yelling and making mistakes), tonight he was at about a perfect 6.
As for the polls on the debate?
CNN’s poll gives the debate to Biden, 51% to 36%…..Frank Luntz’s focus group found Palin’s performance to be most effective…CBS News’s poll: 46% of uncommitted voters surveyed gave the debate to Biden, where 21% thought Palin won. But 55% said their opinion of Palin changed for the better; 53% said their opinions of Biden changed in the positive direction as well. 18% of uncommitted voters are now committed to Obama; 10% are committed to McCain.
Here is what a few pundits had to say about Palin (Compiled by Time.com’s ‘The Swamp’ blog):
David Gergen on CNN: Says Palin “erased” the potential risk of being seen as an “embarassment” to the campaign.
Harold Ford on MSNBC: Palin “held her own in many ways tonight….”
Pat Buchanan on MSNBC: “I thought she was sensational. She wiped up the floor with Joe Biden, quite frankly.”
Howard Fineman on MSNBC: From Palin “it was attack, attack, attack. Resort to Alaska when necessary, not listen to the questions or answer them when necessary….”
David Brooks on PBS: “I thought she was every bit his equal. I thought she was fluid, confident, she struck her theme, just the regular old mom.”
The Week Overall?
Obama’s first debate was decent, and the polls seemed to go in his favor, even though the CNN poll was of the audience, and they were made up of more Democrats than Republicans. Overall, the last week has been great for Democrats.
And what was that little sneak in on the Bridge to Nowhere? Clever Joe! However…Biden may be working on getting his own Bridge to Nowhere, AND he and Senator Obama voted for the Alaskan’ Bridge to Nowhere – twice!
