This is perhaps the most important vice-presidential debate I think we've seen in recent elections, because there's -- there's all these controversies swirling around, and she has a chance this Thursday night to really do herself proud and really help the ticket after a couple of very tough weeks for the McCain ticket.
David Gergen emphasizes the significance of the upcoming vice-presidential debate for Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign.
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If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.
If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
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