Palin's new plan: Go after Biden - Politico

[steve2470]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14220.html

ST. LOUIS — Sarah Palin plans to go on the attack in tonight’s debate, hitting Joe Biden for what she will call his foreign policy blunders and penchant for adopting liberal positions on taxes and other issues, according to campaign officials involved in prepping her for tonight’s showdown.

The Palin camp is projecting surprising self-confidence in the pre-debate hours, despite the vice presidential nominee’s uneven — and, at some points, peculiar — performances in recent television interviews, the officials say. Top advisers to John McCain privately say Palin’s recent CBS interview was a borderline disaster, especially since it played out in several segments over several days. Tonight will be different, they say.

“This is going to finally put her back into a position where we see her like we saw her the first couple weeks,” a McCain official said. “She was herself. She was authentic, and people related to that. ... Tonight, she’ll get into a rhythm. You’re going to see her in a way that you haven’t seen her yet.”

By contrast, Biden plans what an aide calls "a just-the-facts, prosecutorial approach laying out the case against McCain and defending Obama." The aide said Biden will be "keeping the eye on the target, which is McCain."

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[ericgtr]

1. Yeah.. Good luck with that n/t

[nini]

2. the difference from the convention though.. she wont' get to drive the conversation

She gave a speech there, this time there will be questions and thinking on her feet. They are so stupid.

[Enrique]

3. i think Joe can take it n/t

[WCGreen]

4. I betcha Joe's just shaking in his pants....

Palin, and Tigers and Bears, OH MY....

[MissMillie]

5. "liberal positions on taxes" lol

when are they going to realize...? that's a compliment!!!!!

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. I predict she'll do much better on the questions that she answers after Joe

While Joe is giving his answer, she'll be getting her answer from the earpiece hidden under her new 'do. On the questions that she answers first, she'll have to hear and talk at the same time. She'll probably pause more during the answers that she gives first, so she can listen for the next point. I just hope she'll have some hilarious mis-hearing and say something totally bizarre.

[Renew Deal]

7. It sounds like they both have the correct strategy

Though Palin should be going after Obama most of the time, not Biden.