Live Blog: Biden and Palin Face Off in First U.S. Vice-Presidential Debate

Sarah Palin and Joe Biden square off in the only debate between the two vice-presidential candidates. DigitalJournal.com has live coverage of the event, so tune in to hear from the candidates and share your insights. This is live. The first and only U.S. vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin takes place before a studio audience at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. DigitalJournal.com is covering it live from 8:45 p.m. until about 11 p.m. EST. Scroll to the bottom of this article for live coverage. (Also, please check out the live blog of the Canadian federal leaders debate happening right now. Open a separate tab and participate in both debates!) Gwen Ifill of PBS will moderate the debate. The format of the debate will resemble the presidential candidate debate: there are approximately eight 10-minute segments and the moderator introduces each issue and gives each candidate two minutes to respond. Then, Palin and Biden can debate the issue for another two minutes. Tonight's debate is one the most highly anticipated VP debates in recent history. All eyes will be on Palin and Biden, experts say. Ron Faucheux, professor at The George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, told CNN.com the candidates not only "have to defend themselves and present themselves well, they have to present and defend their presidential candidates." Read below for an overview of how to get active on this live blog: • Comment on what the candidates say, respond to other comments, and vote on polls created throughout the debate • It's not a chatroom. You are on this live blog to mainly find out what the writer has to say. An open chat with thirty or more readers turns into poor, disjointed content very quickly. • Your comments are published at the Writer's discretion. The Writer can view all comments sent to them but only they can publish your comments for everyone to see. • The 'autoscroll' feature ensures you're always shown the newest content without having to refresh or scroll your screen. You can turn this on or off by using the controls at the bottom of the live blog. • Light sound effects alert you to new content as it's being published. This can also be turned on or off as needed And if you want to embed this live blog on your website, blog or Facebook page, copy & paste the embed code below: U.S. Vice Presidential Debate, Live Blog Embed Code: <iframe src="http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=a8d8a49687/height=550/width=470" scrolling="no" height="550px" width="470px" frameBorder ="0" ></iframe> U.S. Vice Presidential Debate, Share on Facebook or Link on Your Blog: http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=a8d8a49687&height=550&width=470 Enjoy the coverage!