As the dust settles from the first and only vice presidential debate, the punters are deliberating on who came out on top. Forbes is opening the floor to debate.

Paul M. Murdock from Forbes has dissected the debate implications and is welcoming all comers:

“The candidates have left the stage. Joe Biden and Sarah Palin matched wits and policy positions. In the end, they carried similar themes. It was the middle class versus Joe Six-Pack and change versus reform. Now it’s time for the winners to be declared by voters, members of the respective campaigns–and, as Sarah Palin noted, by the mainstream media.”

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