In the world of politics, we are now in the final stretch for every campaign, and the eyes of the nation are increasingly turning to the presidential election. This Wednesday at 8 p.m. Central, we will see the two presidential candidates, President Obama and former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney, take to the stage and debate.

If you are planning on watching to see your side beat up the opposition, prepare to be disappointed. Not only are both sides trying to say that their candidate is bad in debating debates, but are acting as though their opponent is a fantastic fighter-debater. The Democratic National Committee went as far as to say that Obama is going to lose the first debate because Romney is just so good at debating.

Really DNC? The president who has been called by numerous pundits as one of the best orators in American politics is going to do terrible at public speaking? I’d frankly be surprised if that happened.

In reality, the first debate will be low key in any actual fireworks because both sides need time to figure out how to best beat their opponent in debate, and this is their introduction.

While watching the debate, though, you can expect a few things to happen. First, both will focus a lot on their personal experiences and goals for the government while talking little about actual policy specifics.

That’s because Romney is campaigning as “Not Obama” and doesn’t need to talk specifics, just give an outline. And Obama is trying to not repeat his previous mistake of promising to fix everything and make it better, faster than you can read this column, so for now it’s just a simple reminder that “Hey, it could have been worse.”

Second, neither one will really answer any questions asked of them. They will instead answer the question they wanted to be asked. This isn’t something to be upset by, just a time honored tradition of politicians avoiding any tough questions.

Lastly, there might be one surprise, and that is that the moderator might actually be called out by not just the media but by Romney. The Republican primary debates showed that accusing the moderator of bias, even where there is none, can be an instant crowd pleaser.

Right now, Romney needs to play catch up to Obama’s impressive lead in the polls, and attacking someone is his only chance. It’s doubtful he’ll get anything out of Obama, but moderators are now fair game in debates.