McCain's guy at the RNC, Frank Donatelli, established the GOP's baseline for the debate. They're convinced McCain will dominate tonight:
"Starting early next week, I think you'll see a lot of interest in Friday's debate. It may draw the highest numbers we've ever seen, and I think that for the v.p. debate, you'll see a tremendous amount of interest. We feel good about that. Senator McCain is much better at giving answers off the cuff, and Obama has some trouble when he doesn't have his teleprompter."Donatelli isn't new to the game. He's been around GOP politics for a long time. From the years of watching McCain in action, the GOPers are very, very confident about their candidate's abilities.
Also, Donatelli made this statement last week, which makes McCain's behavior this week seem all the more bizarre and erratic.
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