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We're going to continue to have tv debates that serve the purposes of tv, specially commercialed tv, rather than the interests of voters. and so your job as a voter when you watch the debates is to try to think beyond the sound byte and figure out what, if anything, in the debate actually matters in your choice of candidate. and don't be surprised if there is nothing in the debate that helps you make up your mind, because the debates are not designed for you. the debates are not designed to enlighten us about who can best do the job of the presidency, because the debates have absolutely nothin...

Trouble? >> i think what matters to the vice president is how he does tonight. i said to you earlier, when i did tv debates with one opponent in a mayor's race, it was an enormous amount of prep. he walks in knowing nine people are planning shots at him and has to figure out how to handle all of them. i think he's probably more ready for it this time than he was a month ago. >> and biden told supporters at a fundraiser here in detroit last week that this time he wasn't going to be so polite when it came to the debate. what do you think that looks like? what's your advice for him? >> you know, ...

Done and not try to overpromise and not appear to be of washington. >> two pieces of business. number one, your humble host already awarded the state of ohio to tulsi gabbard, apparently. i called her an ohio congresswoman. she couldn't be more of a daughter of the state of hawaii. u.s. army reserve major and war veteran tulsi gabbard. more about her later tonight. let's check with chris matthews in the spin room. chris? >> i want to back up with gene said about showing you're the person to stand up to donald trump. in the first ever of these tv debates back in 1960, the great debate between j...

And a visiting professor at kings college. thank you very much for being with us. >> good morning. >> so why did boris johnson deny an opportunity to not only confront his rivals but explain himself and be part of this televised debate and will that work for him or against him do you think? >> well, because he's the front-runner, it's never in the front-runner's interest to take part in tv debates because the risk is all on the downside. and i think he just about got away with it. there were, as we saw, jeremy hunt had that sarcastic reference to his absence and other candidates addressed that...

Invitation still stands. >> we've been talking about brexit for 25 minutes now and where is boris? if his team won't allow him out to debate with five pretty friendly colleagues, how is he going to fair with 27 european countries? he should be here to answer that very question. >> some interesting questions there. so joining us now from london is the chief political commentator at "the independent" and a visiting professor at kings college london. thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning. >> so why did boris johnson deny an opportunity to not only confront his rivals but explain hi...