Does it matter who "wins" a political debate?
@RonElFran (1214)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
November 10, 2015 10:45pm CST
The Republicans had their latest presidential debate tonight, and already the pundits are trying to settle the question of who won. But does that really matter?
I think it certainly matters how well a candidate performs during a debate, but what's the significance of declaring that so-and-so won? If a particular candidate does particularly well or particularly poorly, that will affect how voters think of him or her. But I don't believe any voters will go to the polls thinking, "this candidate won the second debate, so I'm going to vote for him."
Is it important to declare a winner to a political debate, or are the pundits wasting their time and ours by focusing so much on it?
What do you think?
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3 responses
@peavey (16936)
• United States
12 Nov 15
I think it's silly to ask "Who won" in political debates. The medial makes 'way too much of the whole process anyway, in my opinion. We still have a year to go and I really am dreading it.
I vote and I pay attention, but after awhile, it's all mud and you don't know what to believe.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
12 Nov 15
it does make a difference as Nixon famously discovered in his debate with JFK
@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Nov 15
It matters to them. To me it doesn't. It helps me to see how they act, how they feel on certain issues and how they act all round.
