From Student Life, the newspaper of St. Louis University, the site of tonight's VP debate:
The ...debate between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden will feature less time for question-and-answer segments. There will also be less opportunity for direct exchanges between the two vice presidential nominees.
The McCain campaign supported the more structured format for the vice presidential debate. Members of the McCain campaign expressed concern that a format similar to the presidential debates could leave Palin at a disadvantage, since she has less experience in debates.
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), the non-partisan sponsor of the debates, had sought a more flexible format for all four debates that would allow candidates to challenge one another.
The commission unanimously rejected a proposal from the McCain campaign to have the debate moderator ask questions without time for exchanges between Palin and Biden.
Biden’s advisers said they were comfortable with either format. McCain advisers said they were somewhat concerned about the difference in debating experience between Palin and Biden—who has served six terms in the Senate—and about the chance that Biden could trip up Palin.
Next time, no winking.
'Kay?
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