Obama should be defeated in tonight's debate

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Obama_camp_taunts_Unsteadyerratic_McCain_desperately_needs_debate_win.html
Anything less than a convincing victory for McCain ought to be seen as a game changer. John McCain continually holds an advantage on polling about national security, and he's consistently seen as the better "Commander in Chief".

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/09/21/debateforum.html
Vanderbilt professor John Geer: "McCain has an edge in this debate, since the topic is foreign policy. Obama needs to show his own understanding of the international affairs."