Just a curious thought about McCain and the debate…
Does McCain lose tonight because he’s angry and combative or win because he’s “full of vigor” and “ready to challenge Obama on any topic”?
That Q just seems to be the perfect factor to determine how McCain does tonight. The “angry” stuff won’t come up if he handles it well. It will be tossed about by every pundit as the reason that he failed in the debate if he simply comes across as more of the “get off my lawn!” same…
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…this evening’s debate–may be a little bit of everything, some theatre (free entertainment), drama (television ratings), and shout-outs to their supporters.
If I were McCain, I’d try and morph back into the ‘Maverick’ voting Independents found appealing back in 2000. And for Obama, don’t try and argue with irrational people, it rarely works; address instead, the economic concerns using some of that populist rhetoric.
And for a finale, have some witchcraft performed on both presidential candidates by Gov Palin’s Nigerian minister…