Palin Debate

Palin Watches Debate From N.C. Pizzeria: "Yes!"

Washington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


The Alaska governor arrived at Boli's on the Boulevard here in Greenville about ten minutes before 9 p.m. She had changed from her suit and high heels...

Video: Presidential Debate Town-Hall

Huffington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


FULL DEBATE COVERAGE, ANALYSIS Watch the town-hall presidential debate live with CNN's player. loadCNNLiveModule("myCNNLiveModule",300); -OR- Wa...

Palin Probably Never Had To Worry About Health Insurance

Washington Independent | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


When Gov. Sarah Palin said during the vice presidential debate Thursday that her family has gone through periods where they've been uninsured and she ...

Ifill: Palin "Blew Me Off"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


On "Meet the Press" Sunday morning, vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill said Palin "more than ignored" some of her questions -- she "blew me...

Frank Rich: "McCain Continues To Fade Into Incoherence And Irrelevance"

NY Times | Frank Rich | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin's post-Couric/Fey comeback at last week's vice presidential debate was a turning point in the campaign. But if she "won," as her indulgent...

What the Palin-Biden Debate Really Told us

Carl Bernstein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Carl Bernstein

Palin appeared to lack any semblance of the requisite depth, knowledge, or sense of history we should expect in a president or vice president. As a Republican former White House chief of staff said to me, "Palin is evidence of desperation; she is an embarrassment."

Palin Opposed Sudan Protest She Claims To Support

ABC News | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fought to protest atrocities in Sudan by dropping assets tied to the country's brutal regime from the state's multi-billion-do...

McCain: How About Sarah Palin, HHEHHH?!?! (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


John McCain gets guttural while touting his running mate's performance in the vice presidential debate. Watch: UPDATE: Here's a remixed version cou...

Local Media Broadcasters Nationwide Report Palin Exceeded Expectations And Biden More Knowledgeable

Beverly Davis | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

Close to one hundred citizen journalists tuned into their local television talking heads for the debate and sent OffTheBus dispatches on what they saw from around the country, from the rainy country lanes of Vermont to the misty woods of Northern California.

McCain Camp Admits Palin Got Homeowner Protections Position Wrong

ABC News | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin got her facts wrong in Thursday's debate with Joe Biden when discussing where John McCain stands on new protections for homeowners facing ...

Advantage Biden

Mary Lyon | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Mary Lyon

10 02 08 Advantage Biden By Mary Lyon I had help with this one. I watched Joe Biden and Sarah Palin square off, on CNN, specifically for that networ...

McCain Lost the VP Debate Too

Robert Shrum | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Robert Shrum

Sarah Palin has experience being a runner-up -- which will come in handy in November. Tonight she barely kept up. By any rational assessment, Palin wasn't up to the job.

Sam Stein

Who Won The VP Debate? Biden Scores Big

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Complete coverage of the debate in HuffPost's politics section. Scroll down for more on the CBS and Fox News focus groups. During the course of the ...

Palin's "White Flag Of Surrender" Line Falls Flat

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin is touting the Surge, and America is apparently not that interested, according to CNN's reaction meter of Ohio uncommitted voters. Dial Li...

Biden Gets Choked Up Talking About Family (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Biden gets choked up when talking about the struggles of American families and the trials he himself went through when his wife and young daughter wer...

"Past Is Prologue" Biden Hammers McCain's Ties To Bush

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Unlike Obama, Joe Biden is hammering the links between McCain and President Bush. Here's one key moment: "Past is prologue, Gwen. The issue is how di...

Sarah Palin Has An Eyelash Problem (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin has an eye-lash problem: Update: She also seemed to spend half the debate winking at America. Was she trying to woo us...or pull someth...

Nico Pitney

Biden Gets First Laugh Of The VP Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Joe Biden gets the first laugh of the night, calling the McCain-Palin health care plan "the ultimate bridge to nowhere." Watch: ...

Nico Pitney

Palin At Debate Refuses To Answer Question

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


A strange moment in the debate, where Sarah Palin refuses to answer if her ticket would have to pull back on some campaign promises in light of the fi...

Palin Wearing Flag Pin "The Size Of A Child's Fist"

Think Progress | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


"Perhaps in an attempt to make up for the fact that John McCain neglected to wear a flag pin to last Friday's presidential debate," ThinkProgress note...

Uneasy Twins

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

For the past few weeks the nation has been engaged in a truly bizarre debate over who is better qualified for the presidency -- Barack Obama or Sarah Palin.

Sam Stein

McCain Camp's Pre-Debate Spin: Palin Doesn't Need To Pass IQ Test

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Listening to surrogates and aides to John McCain on Thursday, one is left with the impression that there is no great need for Gov. Sarah Palin to actu...

2006 Gubernatorial Debate Offers Insight into Palin-Biden Faceoff

Larry Persily | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home


Larry Persily

It was frustrating for me to ask questions of candidate Sarah Palin during that debate. Her stance: Ask, but don't expect an answer. Her Tactic: Avoid specifics as much as possible.

Sam Stein

Palin Can't Name Supreme Court Case She Disagrees With Other Than Roe (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


For days, word has been spreading that CBS Evening News was sitting on an embarrassing clip of Sarah Palin not being able to name a Supreme Court case...

Free Palin? McCain Camp Readies VP For Debate

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics


Despite bad reviews from all sides, John McCain's campaign has decided that having Sarah Palin do big broadcast interviews was a good idea, the Nation...