As an unofficial Obama water-carrying site, we here at RSI used to be worried about the presidential debates. Obama's not that great of a debater and isn't that good in spontaneous give and take with the media either.
But I'm not so worried tonight. John McCain used to be be a very good debater and was once great in the daily cut and thrust with the media.
But since McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt decided to shut down the Straight Talk Express, McCain is just as tightly controlled as the average political candidate. He hasn't talked off the cuff with reporters for six weeks. McCain still does plenty of town hall meetings but my guess is that McCain's not in as great a shape as a debater as he was back in the presidential primaries.
As a result, I'm a lot less nervous. Tonight's debate might be a rather dull showdown between Obama as a less than average debater and McCain as an out of condition debater.
But I'll take dull.
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