Nonsense. Coleman MUST attack, while still being gracious, a la Saxby last night. Mondale has a long record of failed ideas and bad policy to smash. Coleman should also skewer Mondale on his HMO experience and contrast with Wellstone: "you can't have it both ways Fritz".
Coleman needs to bring up issues he know Mondale has not been prepped on, to capitalize on Mondale's history of confused debate rambling.
I wish he would attack, media be damned!