boring debate is boring

[enth]

my prediction: the democrat will answer questions with extremely dry facts and basically not embarrass himself at all. the republican will dodge nine tenths of the ones she is asked by vomiting forth some talking point gobbledygook, but will only be challenged on the matter by some bloggers and possibly keith olbermann. then later, the polling

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[orangejulius]

The conservatives have been railing against Ifill as a moderator, because she has a book about Obama in the works. It will be interesting to see if that changes her demeanor.

Two things to remember here. First, everyone predicted that Edwards would destroy Cheney because Cheney was this shadowy figure from an unpopular administration who didn't speak very loudly and Edwards was this quick-witted ex-defense attorney with a gift for public speaking. Didn't happen. Second, the result of the VP debate has very little impact on the overall race.

[girlstyle]

Usually has very little impact. This race, however, is tight and the vice presidential nominees have been very influential in the polls thus far, more so than in any race since I've been old enough to know what's going on.

[orangejulius]

Fivethirtyeight.com disagrees that it's tight. At least right now. I'm convinced that if McCain wins this election, it will be because the election is rigged (much like the 2004 election was rigged -- yay!). I'm not willing to admit that America is that stupid yet.

I probably shouldn't be so cynical.

[enth]

an entire month is a ton of time. i am trying to resist the temptation to count chickens until, like, halloween maybe.

[girlstyle]

Touche with fivethirtyeight; I haven't kept up very well this week.

I'm inclined to take your view of a potential McCain win-- I just can't imagine anyone voting for a 70 year old man and a fucking moron on the same ticket. The caveat is that I've never lived off the west coast, so I really don't have a full conceptualization of how many idiots live in the US.

[chris]

whitehousecornmaze.com. its a different world out there

[orangejulius]

If you need an example of idiots closer to home, take a look at Haggett Hall and think about how many people were OK with constructing a building like that.

[girlstyle]

If we're using UW architecture as a basis for West Coast douchebaggery-spotting, I would argue that Padelford is a better example.

My strongest memory of Haggett, unfortunately, was my friend moving off campus before he could become mockingly known as the Faggot from Haggett. I have to say, though, it does have a nice ring to it...