To be completely frank if that were anyone other than Sarah Palin on stage, this would be regarded as a blowout at this point.
-fivethirtyeight.com's VP debate liveblog.
The Obama campaign's method of adjusting the expectations for Palin was brilliant. Nevermind the pundits bending over backwards to question both sides in an effort to appear unbiased (here's looking at you, David Gregory) - the only victory for Sarah Palin tonight was that she did not physically eat her own foot. However, those who actually bothered to watch the news today were treated to Palin's unfailing mastery as the Queen of filling ninety seconds with bullshit and buzzwords, and quotes from a guy who debated her two dozen times. Brilliant.
PS: When Mike Murphy calls your debate a 'nothingburger', you can be sure the Democratic candidate destroyed the Republican one.
PPS: I am so, so happy that Barack Obama picked Joe Biden. Richardson would've looked like shit, and he was my second choice. Way to knock that first big decision out of the park.
The past is prologue. - Joe Biden, our next Vice President