Tag: debate
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Debate Reaction
This was by far the worst debate performance for each candidate. Senator Obama was flat and professorial for most of the night. He was clearly in run-out-the-clock mode, wanting to stay cool and avoid any game-changing mistakes. That’s fine as a strategy, but he faltered on execution. Defense does not mean giving long-winded, professorial answers.…
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It would be Nice if the Final Debate was a True Debate
The Central Virginia Progressive-The DAVISReport sent us this message: As someone who had the pleasure of coaching and judging competitive debate and forensics, let me begin by saying the previous forums for both presidential and vice presidential debates have been very loose on the rules. It would be so nice if the debate format for…