I hope you are right. Still, I wonder what percentage of the voting public actually watches the debates...
I think generally it is pretty low... but in this election, with the way the economy is, the war on terror still going on, judges becoming an increasingly important issue (this part probably mostly just appeals to the public who are in the legal profession though sadly), etc. they will pay a lot more attention.
in an odd way I expect more people to watch the VP debate than the first presidential in this one... people want to see what Sarah Palin is made of and what historical “facts” Biden makes up or groups (miners etc.) he insults.