HappySqurriel on 28 September 2008
With the format for the debates that has been choosen it should be very easy to coach an individual to a level where they can perform fairly well, so I doubt we will see anything too dramatic ... After all, there are really only (about) 5 to 10 topics each with about 5 to 10 potential questions that can be asked which would be relevant to this election; the arguments and rebuttals are (mostly) obvious and there very little unexpected that you have to worry about.
Now, I think Palin has a distinct advantage in many ways because she is an unknown so her ad-lib remarks are going to be difficult to prepare for, and you don't really know what buttons to push to get under her skin.
