Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic VP candidate John Edwards will meet tonight in their only one-on-one match up before the Nov. 2 election. While veep debates rarely garner much attention compared to debates between the people who top their respective tickets, an unusual amount of weight is being assigned to this event given last week's Bush/Kerry debate, the close presidential race, and, of course, because of how much influence this particular incumbent has had over our nation's policies.
Expect Cheney to continue to assert that Bush's policies are the right ones, to emphasize his extensive political and business background, and to continue the direct attacks on Kerry (which is, of course, the job of the VP). Look to Edwards to try and assuage concerns about his relative inexerience, to reframe Cheney's political and business background (Halliburton, anyone?), and to hold Cheney to his sometimes over-aggressive words.
The debate begins at 3 p.m. HST, and I'll catch what I can on KHPR. Chances are, though, I'll depend more on the transcripts, or later rebroadcasts on CSPAN, to get a better idea of what's said. I think the VP is important in general (since he could end up the president), and especially since I think our current VP is the real engine behind the administration, I'm very interested in what he has to say.
Expect Cheney to continue to assert that Bush's policies are the right ones, to emphasize his extensive political and business background, and to continue the direct attacks on Kerry (which is, of course, the job of the VP). Look to Edwards to try and assuage concerns about his relative inexerience, to reframe Cheney's political and business background (Halliburton, anyone?), and to hold Cheney to his sometimes over-aggressive words.
The debate begins at 3 p.m. HST, and I'll catch what I can on KHPR. Chances are, though, I'll depend more on the transcripts, or later rebroadcasts on CSPAN, to get a better idea of what's said. I think the VP is important in general (since he could end up the president), and especially since I think our current VP is the real engine behind the administration, I'm very interested in what he has to say.
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