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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
That comment you mentioned has a wide range of perception depending on where you stand. I'm not surprised that someone in D.C. would have a negative reaction to it, but there were also a lot of people that absolutely loved it as well and felt she was sticking it to what was perceived as a partisan moderator (I disagree with that, but it certainly was an issue in the run-up to the debate).
I don't think her evasion techniques were terribly polished, but I was actually glad to see her handling the questions much better than she did in the previously mentioned interviews, even if she only did briefly answer the question before moving to other talking points. While people in Washington D.C. greatly dislike her down-home style, there's a lot of people that support her even more if she's attacked by the political elite, even if it's a warranted attack.
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FWIW, I grew up in a steadfastly Republican portion of Virginia. I agree that it is certainly a difference in perspective. Some people may think that a partisan moderator was trying to stick it to her, but the moderator also chided Biden for not answering questions.
As I said previously, I dislike the idea that you were "glad to see her handling the questions much better than she did in the previously mentioned interviews." This should not be a factor. There is no questioning that she handled the questions better than she did in the past, but did she handle them as well as Biden, McCain, and Obama? Did she handle them the way you would like the Vice President of the United States to handle them?
I do not dislike her down-home style. I dislike her lack of substance. I dislike all of the catch-phrases in this debate from both sides ("Maverick", "Main Street", etc). She speaks with vague substance on energy and cutting taxes. Outside of that there is very little. I will give her a few points on Iraq and Afghanistan as well. Overall, however, she lacks substance. I also think she was obviously thrown for a loop when she didn't have talking points on a subject. Even, as mentioned during the debate by a few people, her prepared "white flag" comment was ruined by her trepidation.