Joe BidenPalin did better than expected but the bar had been lowered quite a bit because of her earlier interviews. The most shocking moment of the debate to me was when Palin said that Biden didn’t know about raising a family. Apparently Palin didn’t know that Biden’s wife and child were killed by a drunk driver and that he raised his other two children as a single father. Biden was obviously choked up talking about this. Palin responded by talking about McCain as a maverick instead of responding to Biden’s loss. It made her seem very cold and unfeeling. The YouTube video is below.

Here are some early poll numbers:

CBS - Uncommitted voters:
Biden - 46%
Palin - 21%

CNN
Biden - 51%
Palin - 36%

Did Biden do better or worse than you expected?
Better - 64%
Worse - 14%

Did Palin do better or worse than you expected?
Better - 84%
Worse - 7%