Josh (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} habes) wrote,@ 2008-10-01 10:26:00 |
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Check out this really interesting video from the New York Times about the debating styles of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. It shows some highlights of their previous debates (Palin for Governor of Alaska, Biden in the primaries).
One thing to take away from this is that despite her embarrassing performance over the last week or so, Sarah Palin has in the past been a formidable opponent who has a maddening way of being being cutting and aggressive in a way that viewers love. The LA Times article Underestimate Palin at your own risk, former rivals say comes to the same conclusion. That article ends with:
One thing to take away from this is that despite her embarrassing performance over the last week or so, Sarah Palin has in the past been a formidable opponent who has a maddening way of being being cutting and aggressive in a way that viewers love. The LA Times article Underestimate Palin at your own risk, former rivals say comes to the same conclusion. That article ends with:
"When you try to prove she doesn't know anything, you lose, because audiences are enraptured by her," Halcro said. "And her biting comments give you a sense of how competitive she is. Anybody who doesn't take her seriously does so at their peril."So playing the expectations game that the campaigns love to play, I'd say that we should expect to see an aggressive and in-control Sarah Palin, judging by her previous performances.
