We know two things in advance about tonight’s debate: Pence won’t be as deranged as Trump was, because he doesn’t have it in him (think Maduro following Chavez here); and it won’t sway enough voters to count. You can watch it as pure entertainment.
Harris has been even more invisible than Biden throughout the campaign. This will be her chance to shine on a national stage and prove that she would be a worthy Democratic torchbearer after Biden leaves the scene. Will she succeed? I’m betting that she will, but we won’t know until tonight.