Campaigns Agree on 3 debates

[Crapshoot]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/20/presidential.debates/index.html

Interesting- from earlier accounts, it seemed Bush was pushing for 2- Im curious why he backed down from that. I think Kerry probably has the lead in public speaking - but overall, the locations Florida, Arizona, and Missouri are all swing states- could be interesting. I dont know if the Veep debate in Ohio will have much of a role to play- I imagine it will quickly forgetten, barring a monumental failure from one of the candidates.

[Arles]

Just off drudge:

"Just hours after CBSNEWS admitted it cannot prove the authenticity of documents used in a 60 MINUTES story about President Bush's National Guard service, top Bush advisers are recommending a CBS reporter be removed as moderator of a planned presidential debate, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

At question is the approved Oct. 13 debate at Arizona State University in Tempe with Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBSNEWS, moderating.

"Considering the circumstances, we should definitely ask that Schieffer be replaced," a top Bush adviser told the president on Monday, according to a well-placed source.

The well-placed source continued: "Who can trust these CBS people to play it straight [during the debate]? I suspect they will be out for revenge."

The president is said to have not made any decision whether to seek a removal of the planned CBSNEWS moderator."