vp debate moderator analysis

When I was live blogging with some folks the other night, the comment was made that it seemed as if Biden was getting the first crack at questions more often than Palin.

Biden got 4 of the first 5 questions and 10 of 18 overall. Palin got 3 of the following 5. The last 8 were evenly split. Follow-up questions balanced this a little, going to Palin 8 to 5. Another egregious error – in addition to the 4 of the first 5 going to Biden - was that he received both the first and last word.

Q1. Question – Biden – Palin
Q2. Question – Biden – Palin
Q3. Question – Palin – Biden
Q4. Question – Biden – Palin
Q5. Question – Biden – Palin
Q6. Question – Palin – Biden
Q7. Question – Palin – Biden
Q8. Question – Biden – Palin
Q9. Question – Palin – Biden
Q10. Question – Biden – Palin
Q11. Question – Palin – Biden
Q12. Question – Palin – Biden
Q13. Question – Biden – Palin
Q14. Question – Biden – Palin
Q15. Question – Palin – Biden
Q16. Question – Palin – Biden
Q17. Question – Biden – Palin
Q18. Question – Biden – Palin

Closing – Palin then Biden. Note that since Biden got the first statement, Palin should have gotten the last.

Summary on questions: Biden 10, Palin 8.

Not included above are several follow-ups. They are below:

Q3. Follow-up. Palin – Biden – Palin
Q4. Follow-up. Palin – Biden
Q6. Follow-up. Palin
Q7. Follow-up. Biden – Palin – Palin – Biden – Biden
Q8. Follow-up. Biden – Palin
Q9. Follow-up. Biden
Q10. Follow-up. Palin – Biden – Palin
Q11. Follow-up. Palin – Biden
Q12. Follow-up. Palin
Q13. Follow-up. Biden – Palin
Q14. Follow-up. Biden – Palin (not a follow-up question – Biden jumped in)
Q15. Follow-up. Palin – Biden
Q16. Follow-up. Palin – Biden

Summary on follow-up questions: Initial follow-up went to Biden 5, Palin 8. Total responses, Biden 13, Palin 15.