Sprinkles on a Cow Pie?

I watched with great interest and bated breath, the VP debates last night... I lived in the DC area for a long time and I love election season... I love the debates... and all the machinations surrounding them...so I was amazed that this woman who chose not to answer questions, sometimes answered with nonsensical sentences, sometimes with totally incorrect answers, and certainly did not present any real substance regarding the McCain/Palin plans for our future.... that .... Pat Buchanan, thought she WON the debate! I was just dumb founded! She won, in his mind, because she was attractive, didn't embarrass herself, and didn't answer questions.... hmmmm.... In my mind, to borrow a phrase from an editorial in the local paper regarding another issue, that is like putting "sprinkles on a cow pie"!. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that in the battle between Looks vs. Substance, Looks would win... but at such an important time in our history, that anyone with 1/2 a brain would rather have Looks over Substance is just depressing... I think that Joe was FABULOUS... he was emotional, passionate, not condescending... he explained all policies... backed them up...He ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS!
Do people that live in other areas think that if you choose not to answer the questions, that's good? If you do answer the questions in a thoughtful and precise manner, is that too "wonky"?
I just don't get it....
How anyone can be "undecided" is beyond my comprehension....I think what the republican party did this evening was exactly this... they put "sprinkles on a cow pie"...