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12:55 AM ET, October 3, 2008

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Palin's new plan: Go after Biden  —  ST. LOUIS — Sarah Palin plans to go on the attack in tonight's debate, hitting Joe Biden for what she will call his foreign policy blunders and penchant for adopting liberal positions on taxes and other issues, according to campaign officials involved in prepping her for tonight's showdown.
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
CBS Poll: More Uncommitted Voters Saw Biden As Winner  —  UPDATED CBS News and Knowledge Networks have conducted a nationally representative poll of 473 uncommitted voters to get their immediate reaction to tonight's vice presidential debate.  —  After the first presidential debate …
Michelle Malkin:
SARAH ROCKS!  —  First, I would like to see all the Sarah doubters and detractors in the Beltway/Manhattan corridor eat their words.  —  Eat them.  —  Sarah Palin is the real deal.  Five weeks on the campaign trail, thrust onto the national stage, she rocked tonight's debate.
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Palin v Biden: Debate of the season  —  by Mark Silva and updated at 11:00 pm EDT  —  Joe Biden did very well in debate tonight.  —  He was supposed to.  —  Sarah Palin did very well in debate tonight.  —  She had to.  —  So it would seem that both candidates for vice president fulfilled …
CNN:
Poll: Biden wins debate, Palin exceeds expectations  —  (CNN) - A national poll of people who watched the vice presidential debate suggests that Democratic Sen. Joe Biden won but also hints that Republican Gov. Sarah Palin exceeded expectations.  —  The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Daily Mail:
Sarah Palin blunders over talks with British ambassador that never took place as her first TV debate looms … Sarah Palin has committed yet another political blunder after claiming she had held talks with a British ambassador - talks that never actually took place.
Discussion: unbossed.com
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
DEBATE LIVEBLOGGING.  —  10:30: Debate done.  I'll write a bit more when I've had time to digest, but for now, Palin turned in a genuinely competent performance, and Biden turned in a superlative one.  His performance tonight was the best I've seen from any candidate in this election, including the primaries.
Kos / Daily Kos:
Post-debate thoughts  —  Sarah Palin won!  Actually, she survived, since she had no “deer in headlight” moments.  Of course, it's easy to do that when you say, straight up, that you won't answer any questions you don't like.  And in true to her word, she tossed aside any question …
CBS News:
VP Candidates Assess Dick Cheney
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Emptywheel
Washington Wire:
Who Won the Vice-Presidential Debate?
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Early Snap Polls: Biden Won Handily
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:   Palin stands her ground in VP debate with Biden
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Plouffe protests  —  David Plouffe spoke to reporters just now …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Sean Quinn / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Vice-Presidential Debate Liveblog #2: Live From Wash U.
Will Wilkinson:
Veep Liveblog
Discussion: The Debatable Land
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Sarah Biden  —  Journalists continue to ask, “What was John …
Discussion: The Swamp and Macsmind
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin's foreign policy adviser stood in for Biden in mock debates
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain pulling out of Michigan  —  John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play.  —  McCain will go off TV in Michigan …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
McCain fate hangs on three states  —  ST. LOUIS — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) now must win Pennsylvania, Wisconsin or Minnesota in order to get enough electoral votes to win the presidency, his campaign says.  —  Those were considered swing states in 2000 and 2004, but George W. Bush lost them both times.
Marc Ambinder:
McCain's Now Playing Defense; Obama Bracing For Counterattacks
Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
McCain Pulls Out of Michigan
Discussion: Unfogged
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging The Veeps  —  10.30 pm.  Biden's sobriety and authority and call for fundamental change is both reasonable and solid.  It will resonate, I think.  As you can read, I began this debate feeling that she was steam-rolling him.  She was.  But it was a steam-roller coming at you on fumes, not real fuel.
CNN:
Transcript of Palin, Biden debate  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The vice presidential candidates, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden and Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, debated in St. Louis, Missouri, Thursday night.  Gwen Ifill of PBS was the debate moderator.  Here is a transcript of that debate:
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Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:
McCain: Life isn't fair
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
LIVE BIDEN-PALIN BLOGGING PART II  —  10:03 PM ... Didn't Palin just get the name wrong of our Army commander in Afghanistan.  His name is David D. McKiernan.  Who's the McClellan she was talking about?  She pretty clearly misstated what he said, but she seems not even to know who he is.
Discussion: Raising Kaine
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Susie Bright / 10 Zen Monkeys:
Why Sarah's Sex Life Matters  —  A lot of people have said “I don't know if it's fair to look at Sarah Palin's sexuality the way people are — I just don't know if it's sexist or appropriate.  Why can't we just treat her like a human being?”  Okay, I'm going to tell you why it's appropriate for us to gloat and delve into every detail.
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Biden's Best Answer: John McCain is No Maverick  —  Share This: Digg! … More...
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Bottom Line  —  Biden didn't put the boot in; he didn't come off as sexist; he didn't make any obvious gaffes.  Palin didn't collapse and pushed through the debate with enough speed not to wobble.  But it felt as if she needed the speed in order not to wobble.
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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