Here's my take on the debates and the "timing" of them.
I think the debates will be scheduled "late" this year.
Baker is negotiating for Bush/Cheney and we haven't had a date set yet (at least not that I've read).
The debates will be like the convention...big bounce. But by sceduling them late, Kerry/Edwards will have little to no time to recover from their impact.
Just MHO.
Heard on C-Span this morning from the head of the debate commission that the first debate must be Sept.30th.