Senator Nelson vs Harris debate

I saw yesterday's debate for Florida Senator between the incumbent, Bill Nelson and Katherine Harris.

I don't have a clue as to why would Senator Nelson even agree to one debate. She is trailing in the polls by over 25%. Her performance was pathetic. Not one original thought, all her responses were canned and taken out of the White House playbook.

The surprising point was that they even agreed in some of the issues. Senator Nelson is a middle of the road, somewhat conservative Democrat with a good record as Senator, Insurance Commissioner and Shuttle astronaut before that. Harris claim to fame is as Fla. Secretary of State during the 2000 election where she decided to close the reccount early and send the election results out (eventually to the Supreme Court) with the results we all know.