Posted by Jed Lewison on Thu Oct 2, 2008 at 4:19 PM Pacific

Debate Spin Zone And Open Thread

My basic take: Palin survived, Biden won. Excerpt below.

If John McCain were a gambling man, I'd offer him two bets:

1. McCain-land puts out a web ad before the debate is over highlighting a zinger or two from Palin, trying to focus the spin on a single moment from the debate
2. Obama-land seeks to focus on the debate taken as a whole, and which candidate more effectively addressed the economic concerns of ordinary Americans.

Your thoughts? (Oh, and don't forget to check out Bush's 'slam' on McCain's spin in the vodpod!)

Update (7:17PM): I think was wrong on #1, which might be a mistake by McCain-land. Within fifteen minutes left, I have a feeling that what people are going to realize once thing is over is that Sarah Palin did not offer specifics, did not reassure those who have questions about her readiness, and most importantly did not defend John McCain (other than calling him a Maverick) nor did she make a case for how she or McCain will deliver the change this country needs.