Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," the PBS journalist says there was little she could do as moderator beyond saying "no, no, no, I asked a question" and pleading for an answer.
Ifill says that, according the agreed-upon rules, her job was to move the debate along, which left it up to Biden to challenge Palin on factual errors, inaccuracies or for changing the subject and answering her own question.
Ifill also says that she was surprised at how much attention Sarah Palin has gotten. She says she was struck by how many of the questions people suggested to her before the debate were all about Palin.
