Biden VS Palin:Who Will "Win" VP Debate?

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Biden VS Palin:Who Will "Win" VP Debate?
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Sun, 09-28-2008 - 5:00am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080927/pl_politico/14014

Obama campaign calls Palin 'a terrific debater' Mike Allen
Sat Sep 27, 11:47 AM ET

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters Saturday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is “a terrific debater” who could give Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) a run for his money when they meet Thursday.


“We’ve looked at tapes of Gov. Palin’s debates, and she’s a terrific debater,” Plouffe told reporters on a conference call. “She has performed very, very well. She’s obviously a skilled speaker. We expect she’ll give a great performance next Thursday. “

The single vice presidential debate will be at 9 p.m. Eastern on Thursday at Washington University in St. Louis.

Lowering expectations is a common campaign practice before a debate. But the Obama campaign's claims will surprise the Republicans who have begun to fear the debate following Palin’s performance in network interviews. The Obama campaign says they have nothing to worry about.

Some Democrats were worried that Biden would have to hold back to avoid running up the score. But they shouldn’t fret, either.

“She’s obviously prepping this weekend in Pennsylvania,” Plouffe continued. “Anyone who watches any of her previous debates would be impressed by her debating skills.”

Obama national press secretary Bill Burton added: “What’s missing is knowing where she stands on a lot of the important issues that will come up at the debate. Preparing to debate against someone who is really largely unknown, who’s spent so much time preparing for the debate, will be a real challenge.

“She’s not out there on the stump that much. She’s not doing a whole lot of interviews. So she’s spending a whole lot of time — hours and hours a day, apparently — preparing for this debate. And we suspect that she’ll come in fighting form.”

Plouffe also said:

— On the McCain ad mocking Obama for saying five times in Friday’s debate that McCain is “absolutely right”: “It’s the kind of ad only someone who’s spent 26 years in Washington would put out.”

— “The two candidates’ responses over the last couple of weeks may be seen as a turning point in the election. … He comes in … suggesting he’s riding in on his white horse, and kind of disrupts things. People are looking for steady leadership and not someone who’s chasing news cycles.”

— The tight economy could hurt the campaign’s fundraising: “We obviously understand that people are struggling … Their first priority needs to be trying to make sure that they can take care of their families. So, that being said, we’re very pleased with where we are financially. … It’ s not just the money — the volunteer hours that are happening now are really exploding . … We expect to be able to execute our budget.”

— On battleground states: “We don’t pay much attention to polls. We think this is a close election. So there’s not going to be that much volatility. … I wouldn’t expect any major movements.”

— “We like where we are in these battleground states. We think we strengthened the Kerry states in the last couple of weeks. We think states like Virginia, Colorado, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri – to name a few — have really become stronger for us in the last couple of week. I mean, obviously, John McCain can ill-afford to lose any of those.”

— “We think Florida’s going to be an absolutely dogfight until the end.”

— On the town hall format debate coming up Oct. 7 (a week from Tuesday) in Nashville, Tenn.: “Obviously, we will be a decided underdog in that encounter . … probably done more town halls than anyone in presidential political history. … If we can just escape relatively unscathed against the undisputed town-hall champion in Tennessee, we’ll be thrilled.”

— “For the people at home watching — who are working hard, economically distressed, worried about the future and focused very much on the economy — I think Barack Obama spoke to them last night. John McCain kind of spoke by them and engaged in a lot of Washington talk.”

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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 10:43am
Biden
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 10:50am
Joe Biden
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 11:12am
What Is the new President going to do to help the Disabled Retiries as well as those that are not disabled to live better lives as well as healthier lives, some of us are in the Welfare system Because of the type of Disablity they have been classified for. And get help for food as well as medical.
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 11:23am
I THINK IT WILL BE SARAH PALIN
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 11:56am
That article was posted awhile back on here - and was summarily excused by the right - talking about what other terms in the english language are off limits.
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 12:37pm
Joe Biden
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 12:39pm
I THINK THAT JOE BIDEN WILL COME ON TOP OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE...SARAH PALIN IS JUST TO INEXPERIENCED TO EVER BE VICE PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY AND GOD HELP US ALL IF SOMEHOW MCCAIN WINS AND SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM AND SHE HAS TO TAKE HIS PLACE...SHE JUST DOES NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE...
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 1:03pm

I don't know who will win the debate, but the end of this video clip shows how confident the Republicans are:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/02/the-feud-continues_n_131117.html

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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM

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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 1:52pm
biden
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 2:08pm
I hope Joe Binden; he's my favorite.

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