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NPR's Political Junkie Previews Final Presidential Debate

What can we expect from the candidates in the final presidential debate? What strategies will Barack Obama and John McCain use to try to appeal to those remaining undecided voters? And, what are the

NPR's Political Junkie Previews Final Presidential Debate

Tom Fudge: Tonight, the Democratic and Republican candidates for president hold their third and final debate. It comes at a time when Republican John McCain is fighting an uphill battle. National polls have put McCain about 10 points behind Democrat Barack Obama for nearly a month. Tonight might be McCain's last chance to change minds all around the country. Political pundits say McCain needs this debate to be a game-changer if he's going to win.

Today we've got a political pundit who writes a regular column for NPR.org. His name is Ken Rudin, and his column is called Political Junkie . Since talking about politics has become a bad habit for Ken, we're going spend a little time enabling him today. He joins me from public radio studios in Roanoake, Virginia.

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