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NP. I'm glad that at least you understand where I'm coming from. Did you see my comments regarding Iran on the previous page? There's been so much activity that you may have missed it.

Ya know, Jess. I have been watching the CBS Evening News quite a bit recently and I have got to say that it's been very fair in it's reporting of the candidates.

I think that Couric did handle the interview well and was being very fair. The only time that the right will feel that SP is being treated fairly is when Fox "News" has her on air being interviewed by Ann Coulter.

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I haven't gotten to the point where I feel sorry for her. I think a person ought to know when a position might be too much for them and set aside the ego amd/or flattery and realistically ask am I ready for this? There are some jobs that you might easily be able to say that you don't know what it entails or how to do it but you are a fast learner and can pick it up and there are some jobs where you say even though I may be a fast learner, it's unfair to others if I take this on without more preparation. It doesn't matter what experience she has at this point if her running mate has not left her on her own long enough to let her show her capabilities.

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I don't know if it's as much that he isn't good at them, as it is that he's better in the regular formal style.

I think that if there was a proposal of maybe 2 regular style and 2 town hall style, and Obama had turned that down, then you could definitely pin "dodging" there. But since all 10 were in McCain's preferred style, I don't really see a problem with it.

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What is everyone thinking about the debates tonight?

Do you think they will have a large impact on the polls?

Who do you think will win? (Biases aside)

I've never seen Obama debate, but I can tell you that McCain is not a great debator (based on the primaries)

Who won debates between Hillary and BaracK?

I'm actually worried that Obama will kick his butt tonight..

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I will be watching the debates, cold beer in hand. I've been hearing rumblings that there could be a change in topics from foreign policy to the economy, but nothing has been announced, as far as I know.

Isn't "winning" subjective to the viewer? Honestly, with my Obama bias aside, I do think he will do better, because as you said, McCain is not a great debater. He seems a little more "stiff" to me and the more relaxed (appearing), natural (appearing) candidate usually is considered the "winner". And that's Obama. Hands down.

But as far as debates affecting the election, a question you didn't ask, it doesn't appear to have an impact. Numerous articles have said that Kerry won the debates 4 years ago - all of them - but we had Bush "re-elected". Actually, it was the first time he was elected but whatever...

Those are my thoughts.

You and all your conservative buddies??? Or are you going to throw in the token bleeding heart liberal? :P

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