The news is calling tonight's debate one of or possibly the hottest political event of the year. Why is this? Usually the main event is the Presidential debate; I have one guess, Sarah Palin. Gov. Palin seems to be getting most of the media's attention. Most are watching to see what she has to offer during the debate tonight. Why people are not paying more attention to Biden is beyond me. I think most know that he has the ability to be Vice President and his is able to hold his own during the debate. It seems as if the jury is still out on Gov. Palin.
The polls that came out on Wednesday from the Pew Research Center show that 37% of Americans say Palin is qualified to be president and 63% say Biden is qualified. This is a big factor for tonight. They each need to prove how qualified they are to step in if needed, they also need to show their support for their running mate, and they need to show their knowledge and views on key issues. The USA Today reports that "nine vice presidents have succeeded to the presidency because of the death or resignation of their political patron." Who will be the most qualified and prepared for the postion as Vice President and ready to step into the lead position if needed? This is what we hope to find out tonight.
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The candidates for VP seem to be somewhat opposites of the presidential candidates, from a certain point of view. McCain has lots of experience, as does Biden. Palin, some what similar to the records of Obama, does not have a lot of background experience in many of the top issues of the country. McCain and Biden have had a combined total of 62 years. Obama and Palin have only 18 years.
After tonight and the polls, we will see which VP candidate we would prefer in a leadership role. Perhaps the story will be similar to the presidential debate, in that the less experienced will win.
Liking alot of what McCain has to offer, I'm not sure that Sarah Palin would be the best to "step in" if something horrific were to happen. Besides being on the Wasilla, Alaska, city council from 1992 to 1996 and mayor from 1996 to 2002, Palin hasn't had a lot of political experience. She has been Alaska's governor since November of 2006, which has given her just a few more years of experience.
Joseph Biden became the fifth youngest senator in U.S. history, starting in 1972 and being re-elected ever since. That gives him 30 years of experience, which gives him a more substantle edge on Palin.
But that could bring up the point that McCain has more experience than Obama. As said above, America will have to wait and see how Palin handles herself during the debate tonight and during the months to come before the election. It will be interesting to see how she fares.
The day following the VP debate is sure to be full of people pointing out incorrect sayings by the candidates. This years VP debate is no different. On the topic of who would be better to step in in the case that some tragedy happened, both candidates seemed to show some weakness on their knowledge and preparation last night. In an article from Yahoo.com earlier today, it was noted that Sarah Palin misspoke, or was incorrect about several key issues, including; Obama's voting history on bills that would increase taxes, Obama's "universal health care plan, and the amount of troops currently stationed in Iraq. Joe Biden had his issues too, however. Some of Biden's false accusations included; where the money will end up with McCain's tax credit to help provide healthcare for families, McCain's supposed 4 billion dollar tax breaks for oil companies, and McCain's supposed want to deregulate the health care industry and let the "market flow."
Some of these accusations have become common attack points for the campaigns to use against their opponents. When these attacks are false however, there comes a point that the candidates need to shore up their facts. So let us hope that the VP candidates can learn from these wrongdoings, and prepare themselves on their own party’s agenda, and their opponent’s agendas. This preparation will surely help their chances of being able to lead a country if something were to happen to the next commander in chief.
I do believe also that the vice presidential candidates have about the opposite qualifications in this election. I also feel after watching some of the debate, Palin has worked on not hesitating to answer questions and protraying more confidence then before. Pulls still show though that Biden did a better job the what Palin did in the debate.
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