Nope. Listened to the debate on the radio. She couldn’t talk a straight line to save her soul. I can only hope her telegenic qualities soothed the minds of the TV zombies. BTW, I would guess Biden had the questions in advance - too smooth and too quick.
Much was not expected from Palin. I think she met the challenge.
You know, I thought the exact same thing --- the part that stood out to me was the question about "Which is more dangerous -- nuclear-armed Iran or Pakistan" (or something to that effect) -- and Biden just seamlessly launched into a coherent, well-thought-out response.
Reminded me of on-scene reporters, after they deliver their news report, fielding an "off-the-cuff" question from the news anchor back at the studio, and amazingly, they have a prepared answer (e.g., "So, Mary, do you get any sense of which way the House is going to vote on this bill?" -- "Well, Bill, I talked to several aides of prominent lawmakers, and their feel was that...").