Political Wire:
Eight Democratic presidential candidates meet for the first debate of the 2008 primary season at South Carolina State University. The 90 minute debate starts at 7:00 pm ET and will be broadcast on MSNBC and will be streamed live over the Internet.
The Orangeburg Times and Democrat notes the lineup, from left to right on the stage: Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson.
While many of the candidates have appeared on the same stage this year, this is the first full-fledged debate where they can respond to one another. The State reviews the debate format.
Of course, the "expectations game" where "rival campaigns build up the skills of their opponents while downgrading their own candidate's verbal abilities" has started, according to the AP. "That way, any bright moments make a performance seem like a home run."
Meanwhile, Republicans launched a major public relations effort to counter the Democratic message coming from South Carolina tonight.
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