http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/10/palins_standing_unchanged_by_d.htmlPalin's standing unchanged by debate
Democrat Joe Biden apparently did himself some good with the one debate.Posted October 6, 2008 6:00 PM
by Mark Silva
Last week's televised debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden may have been one of the best-watched ever, but apparently it didn't change too many minds about Palin.
While most voters surveyed hold a favorable view of Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, most also say that she is not qualified to serve as president, should that situation present itself - 52 percent said no in a Pew Research Center survey conducted over the weekend among people who had been surveyed before the debate. Basically the same number that said so before the debate.
Joe Biden, on the other hand, apparently did himself some good in the one vice presidential debate. The numbers holding a favorable view of the Democratic vice presidential nominee climbed from 54 to 63 percent after the debate - and the percentage of those surveyed saying that Biden is qualified to serve as president rose from 69 to 77 percent.
The new survey of 710 registered voters who had been interviewed the week before was conducted Friday through Sunday.