A campaign source tells the political rag that Joe Biden will avoid roughing up Sarah Palin during the debate Thursday, focusing his energies instead on John McCain. That might have something to do with a new poll, which suggests that most people think Biden will prove to be much more knowledgeable, but much less likeable.
The Politico:
If Sarah Palin goofs, flounders, stumbles or blunders during her debate against Joe Biden on Thursday night, Biden is going to let it slide.
[base ']ÄúIf she makes a gaffe, he underplays it,[base ']Äù one of the people prepping Biden for his vice presidential debate told me. [base ']ÄúAt most, he says, [base ']ÄòI am not sure what Gov. Palin meant there.[base ']Äô[base ']Äù
There are three reasons for this. First, Biden does not want to look condescending. For the same reason, he plans on referring to Palin as [base ']ÄúGov. Palin[base ']Äù during the debate and never as [base ']ÄúSarah.[base ']Äù (He will sometimes refer to John McCain as [base ']ÄúJohn,[base ']Äù however, because they have been senators together for many years.)
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