Palin will probably laundry list her knowledge of foreign affairs....

[Aviation Pro]

...like any good rote memorizer (word to Sarah Pornstar, my fourth grader can do that too). So the one inference/question that Senator Biden should offer is, "and how many of these world leaders have you personally met and discussed strategy with, Madam Governor?"

[Muttocracy]

1. the way the debate plays out will depend on the moderator and audience

If Biden is allowed to respond to her statements, ask followup questions, not have to go first on hard question, he'll be terrific. If the moderator asks stupid wedge issue questions or lets Palin get away with snarky non-answers, that will be a pain. Ditto if the audience is packed with anti-intellectual Palin groupies.

[ps1074]

2. He will be allowed

During the first and third presidential debates, and the vice presidential debate, the time will be divided into eight, ten-minute segments. The moderator will introduce each segment with an issue on which each candidate will comment, after which the moderator will facilitate further discussion of the issue, including direct exchange between the candidates for the balance of that segment.