WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden says he’s debated “an awful lot of tough, smart women” throughout his career and that next month’s vice presidential debate with Republican Sarah Palin will be no exception. But he’d like to know where she stands on issues.
“She’s a smart, tough politician, so I think she’s going to be very formidable,” Biden told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
The Democratic senator from Delaware and the Republican governor of Alaska are scheduled to debate Oct. 2 at Washington University in St. Louis. 
Asked whether he’d debate Palin differently than he would Republicans Mitt Romney or Tom Ridge, two former governors who figured into speculation about John McCain’s running mate, Biden said the only difference is that he knows their positions on issues.
“I have no idea what her policies are. I assume they’re the same as John’s. I just don’t know,” he said of Palin.