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Most of you are pretty confident that she'll be an embarrassment but I'm much less sure.

Let me first say that I too am very skeptical and dismissive of her but this debate is too important for the campaign to be squandered. You never know what she'll pull out of the fire or what get's spun successfully. The onus is as much on Biden here not to blow it.

Perhaps she will use a Talk Radio debate style that successfully blocks, frustrates and flusters him. If she can successfully steer the debate into Flagpin territory then look out.

Or perhaps the questions will give her enough room exploit the pep-rally boosterism that served her so well at the RNC. The Democratc base sure won't buy this but if enough of the undecided do, well then that might just be enough.

Or perhaps she's a better study than we giver her credit for. You can bet she'll be rehearsing hard like a defendant for the stand right up until the date. Even if she's on the defensive for most of the debate that's not necessarily a failure. Certainly not a catastrophic one.

Do the candidates get to know the questions beforehand? Could they be leaked?

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