VP Candidates Up To Bat: Biden vs. Palin
October 2, 2008 | 2008 VP Debates
We finally get to see vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin take to the stage and debate. I don’t know about you, but I’m very excited about this matchup. I anticipate that it will be more exciting than the first presidential debate between McCain and Obama.
Things to watch for:
Will Palin be able to answer the questions posed to her, or will she continue to dodge and evade the questions as she has in multiple interview segments with Katie Couric? Will she poke fun at Biden’s gaffes and mistakes on the campaign trail?
Will Biden take a “soft” approach when addressing Palin in order to prevent his critics from declaring he was sexist or “man handled” Palin? Will he focus on McCain and basically ignore Palin? Will he poke fun at Palin’s inability to name a newspaper that she reads or a Supreme Court ruling she disagrees with other than Roe v. Wade?
Will it matter how well Palin performs tonight? If Palin falters and fails to deliver, will the McCain camp blame her “poor showing” on the controversy surrounding moderator Gwen Ifill’s supposed impartiality based on her upcoming book that includes Obama as one of the political black leaders in America? The book, “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama” is slated to be published on the day the new president is inaugerated.
And finally, will the economy overshadow other issues or will it be glossed over? Will they debate the issue of the bailout program?
Debate starts at 9:00 p.m. EDT
October 2, 2008, Thursday
Vice presidential debate: All TopicsModerated by Gwen Ifill
@ Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.-Ninety-second answers, followed by two-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements.
