Senate shoot-out to come

Pennsylvania's US Senate candidates have three debates in the next few days, one tonight and two on Monday; see details here. The CityPaper provides profiles of the candidates as debaters, as well as what they might hope to achieve in these appearances. For his part, John Baer wonders if there's anything Santorum could do to save himself from his steady trailing in the polls. I agree with those speculating that as long as Casey looks thoughtful and credible, he'll be ok, while Santorum will be hard pressed to rework his image in a few TV appearances, after years of foaming at the mouth. But one can never be cavallier about such things...