The Obama and McCain campaigns agreed to an unusual, free-flowing format for the three televised presidential debates, which begin Friday.
And the McCain campaign has asked to modify the VP debates to give Palin a better chance to shine against Biden.
But at the insistence of the McCain campaign, the vice-presidential debate between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Democratic rival, Sen. Joseph Biden, will be much more structured, advisers to both campaigns said Saturday after a hard-fought agreement was reached.
The agreement calls for shorter question-and-answer segments than those for the presidential nominees and more structure for the back-and-forth between Palin and Biden. There will be brief opportunities for direct exchanges between the two.
McCain advisers said they had been slightly concerned that a loose format could leave Palin, a relatively inexperienced debater, at a disadvantage and largely on the defensive.
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