Saturday, April 28, 2007
Winner & Loser -- Democratic Debate #1
And we're off!
The first nationally televised presidential debate took place this past Thursday, with well-known and less-well-known hopefuls each sharing their vision for America.
So now that we've seen everyone standing beside eachother on the stage...who won and who lost?
Winner: Joe Biden
Why? Because he was the most presidential and pragmatic of the bunch. He was also the only one who was able to articulate (in specific detail) a strategy for Iraq. Let's not also forget the fact that he is a long-shot lacking the machinery and the money of his better-known rivals. Hillary Clinton also earned praise, but for an entirely different reason. While Joe Biden did well because of what he did, Hillary did well for what she didn't do -- she did not raise her voice, she didn't come across as a bitter partisan.
Loser: John Edwards
Why? The man of "two Americas" was already damaged coming into the debate by reports of his $400 haircut bill, so this was his chance to repair himself and raise himself into the top-tier. John failed on both accounts. He was uncharasmatic, unmemorable and calculating every single answer. Barack Obama did not stumble, Bill Richardson was too manufactured, Chris Dodd and others did no harm.
Don't over-estimate the importance of this so-called "debate". The fact of the matter is that this was more of a press conference than anything else. 100% of the questions originated from someone other than the candidates, so this was more about the second-tier candidates than about anyone else.
D.2.O will provide analysis of every presidential debate, so now what say you?
The first nationally televised presidential debate took place this past Thursday, with well-known and less-well-known hopefuls each sharing their vision for America.
So now that we've seen everyone standing beside eachother on the stage...who won and who lost?
Winner: Joe Biden
Why? Because he was the most presidential and pragmatic of the bunch. He was also the only one who was able to articulate (in specific detail) a strategy for Iraq. Let's not also forget the fact that he is a long-shot lacking the machinery and the money of his better-known rivals. Hillary Clinton also earned praise, but for an entirely different reason. While Joe Biden did well because of what he did, Hillary did well for what she didn't do -- she did not raise her voice, she didn't come across as a bitter partisan.
Loser: John Edwards
Why? The man of "two Americas" was already damaged coming into the debate by reports of his $400 haircut bill, so this was his chance to repair himself and raise himself into the top-tier. John failed on both accounts. He was uncharasmatic, unmemorable and calculating every single answer. Barack Obama did not stumble, Bill Richardson was too manufactured, Chris Dodd and others did no harm.
Don't over-estimate the importance of this so-called "debate". The fact of the matter is that this was more of a press conference than anything else. 100% of the questions originated from someone other than the candidates, so this was more about the second-tier candidates than about anyone else.
D.2.O will provide analysis of every presidential debate, so now what say you?
