Quote of the day: Lowering expectations

Things that could totally happen at the debate, according to the Obama campaign
Jillian Rayfield
September 28, 2012 1:11AM (UTC)

Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have been managing expectations for the presidential debates, but today Team Obama took things to a hilarious extreme.

"Well, he could fall off the stage," said press secretary Jen Psaki, according to BuzzFeed, when asked about the worst possible thing that could happen to Obama during the debates.

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Jillian Rayfield

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.

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