2008 Presidential debates?

[Franzl]

Nothing special; Obama would probably beat McCain, and Nader and Barr's poll numbers would go down afterwards.

Probably not. First of all, Obama has never won a debate, so proudly saying he'd win the debate is pretty arrogant, and second, I bet the third party's numbers would increase slightly simply because they would get some exposure. Their ideas may sound appealing to some people. They really can't go any lower than they already are.

Winning a debate is a matter of opinion.

[Franzl]

Probably not. First of all, Obama has never won a debate, so proudly saying he'd win the debate is pretty arrogant, and second, I bet the third party's numbers would increase slightly simply because they would get some exposure. Their ideas may sound appealing to some people. They really can't go any lower than they already are.

I disagree; I think Obama is able to beat McCain, and with Barr polling at 6% right now, he can sink pretty far.  Once people see how nutty his ideas are, they'll back off, leaving only the former Paul supporters.

I would vote for Barr before McCain.

At least until McCain is leading in the national polls

[Franzl]

Has anyone seen McCain debate?
It's pretty bad.

Yes. And it's not any worse than Obama saying "uh" over and over and "I agree with Senator Clinton."

But he won't be debating Senator Clinton, now will he?

that's not really the point.

Both McCain and OBama are not really very strong at debating. Naturally, democrats will say Obama wins, Republicans will say the same about Mac.