I made a joke earlier about how McCain’s performance indicates nobody should do much debate prep. Maybe it wasn’t a joke. McCain’s ability to pivot and move around easily through the issues he knows well was clearly helped by the fact that he hadn’t spent a week with people pumping one-liners in his ear and telling him how best to frame an issue or approach a discussion. He did what he did tonight largely through intuition and knowledge, and he may have created a new model for preparation — don’t overload yourself. Go in fresh.
The McCain Surprise
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