Debate Schedule

[imreallyperplexed]

Wednesday, October 3: First Presidential Debate - Domestic Policy

Thursday, October 11: Vice-Presidential Debate - Domestic and Foreign Policy

Tuesday, October 16: Second Presidential Debate - Domestic and Foreign Policy

Monday, October 21: Third Presidential Debate - Foreign Policy

I consider the conventions as a pre-debate debate. I think that the Democrats won this pre-debate debate on points. More style, more enthusiasm, more content. (I imagine there are some conservatives who disagree.)

There is a two-week sprint to election day after the final debate. Those last two weeks will be brutal.

Get ready to rumble!

 

[OldGaffer]

Which party do you think is relishing the prospect of the debates, and which is [Unwelcome language removed] their little boy pants?

 

[Days]

yeah, pretty much. Biden has found himself in two very interesting match-ups between 2008 and 2012.

 

[imreallyperplexed]

Which party do you think is relishing the prospect of the debates, and which is [Unwelcome language removed] their little boy pants?

Well, I know that I am looking forward to the debates. I have a lot of confidence in President Obama and Vice-President Biden. I wouldn't venture to guess how righties feel about Romney and Ryan.

 

[fairsheet]

If Mitt can pull off a miracle and at least make himself more "sympathetic" between now and the first debate, he has a chance of coming out of at least that one, even. There's a long tradition vis a vis American debate politics, of giving the decided underdog a "pass", when he doesn't make quite the monkey of himself, that everyone expects he will.

But then...that usually only works for the first debate...and IF "the people" are sympathetically inclined towards the sap. At least at this point, Mitt runs the real risk of "the people" actually looking FORWARD to the President's kicking his ass up one side of the dais and down the other.

 

[imreallyperplexed]

To me, Obama's biggest advantage in the debate is that he is unflappable and doesn't make a lot of unforced errors. Romney, on the other hand, based on his erratic debate performances in the Republican primaries, is eminently "flappable." (I also wonder about Mitt's stamina. I am not sure how well he will hold up in the heat of the campaign. I know that Obama has a lot of stamina.)

If Mitt can pull off a miracle and at least make himself more "sympathetic" between now and the first debate, he has a chance of coming out of at least that one, even. There's a long tradition vis a vis American debate politics, of giving the decided underdog a "pass", when he doesn't make quite the monkey of himself, that everyone expects he will.

But then...that usually only works for the first debate...and IF "the people" are sympathetically inclined towards the sap. At least at this point, Mitt runs the real risk of "the people" actually looking FORWARD to the President's kicking his ass up one side of the dais and down the other.

 

[fairsheet]

To me, Obama's biggest advantage in the debate is that he is unflappable and doesn't make a lot of unforced errors. Romney, on the other hand, based on his erratic debate performances in the Republican primaries, is eminently "flappable." (I also wonder about Mitt's stamina. I am not sure how well he will hold up in the heat of the campaign. I know that Obama has a lot of stamina.)

Your suggestion that Mitt is "flappable", is a bit of an understatement. The ONE thing that his GOPian precursers - McSenile, Li'l George, even Dole had in common, was their uncanny ability to "stick to the script". But....this time round, neither the GOP in general nor Mitt specifically, even HAVE a script. Obama's gonna bat Mitt around, as if Mitt's but a ball of string.