Palin aide warned of 'epic debacle'

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“He told us the debate was going to be a debacle of historic and epic proportions. ... She was not focused ... not engaged,” Schmidt told Cooper. “She was not really participating in the prep.” Schmidt confronted Palin and, he said, “She said, ‘You know, I think that's right.’

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