The debate was one I was very anxious to see, and kept me a little more interested than the last presidential debate. Sarah Palin did well, while speaking clearly and making excellent eye contact with the audience. What I noticed though, was that she had memorized everything she was going to say and that she wasn't speaking from her own knowledge. She didn't have a rebuttle a few times when asked if she had one, and tried to hide this by switching to the topic of energy. This didn't work for her, as she couldn't even try to disprove what senator joe biden was saying that was negative about her and john McCain's campaign. It also seemed that when she kept switching to the topic of energy that she didn't have answers to the questions the moderator was asking.

Joe biden had some weaknesses too; he didn't make good eye contact with the audience, and he stuttered at some times. He did speak well though while fighting against false statements palin made or just while giving his answers to the moderator's questions.

Overall, the debate well for both candidates, and I don't expect any big rise in the polls for either of the candidates. Being democratic, I guess I would easily find a win the the dem.- joe biden. Let's see how the next debate goes on Tuesday September 7!