It is not a “debate”.
It is a round robin Q&A session where they often play gotchya games.
He won’t come off as slick. He will be honest which is a good thing.
He’ll be real, but better be up to speed on some major issues or he will NOT look good.
I wouldn’t bet against you, on that.
Nice to see the Slimes offering its usual unbiased opinion about Thompson. They’re scared to death of him.
I think team Fred has done a masterful job of lowering expectations.
Now’s the time to exceed those.
It's all a meaningless dog-and-pony show.
I can hear the questions now: “Senator, what is your opinion of the proposed selective logging operations in the Wazoo National Forest that are threatening the endangered greenback tri-toed lizard”?
“Senator, Yosemite Valley is showing signs of increasing earthquake activity indicating a change from it’s previously stable condition. Some scientists say we are over due for caldera eruption that could blanket the western half of the country in up to 3 feet of ash which would paralyze the economy. As President, how would you handle the evacuation and recovery efforts”?
No matter what his answers the headlines would read:
THOMPSON UNCONCERNED ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES
And,
THOMPSON ILL PREPARED TO DEAL WITH NATURAL DISASTERS.