http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/09/29/who-decides-who-won/ The national media watch group Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:19:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/09/29/who-decides-who-won/comment-page-1/#comment-19 yardstick Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=149#comment-19 I should have said, you can't declare a winner because you can't predict the sum of the voting public opinion. Debates should be regarded as informational meetings only. I should have said, you can't declare a winner because you can't predict the sum of the voting public opinion. Debates should be regarded as informational meetings only.

]]> http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/09/29/who-decides-who-won/comment-page-1/#comment-18 yardstick Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:23:49 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=149#comment-18 It seems as though there are never any 'winners' and honestly, should there be? It seems once you reach a certain age you generally pick your party and stick with it. The other day I was having a conversation with my mother and she mentioned that she liked McCain. I derided her for making such a comment, but it demonstrates a point. A large number of the elderly public are more likely to vote republican than democrat. Debates are meant to inform people of where the candidates stand on certain issues and people pick their issues and vote accordingly. Winning and losing is simply decided by the vote, not the debate. The problem is when the candidates get their facts wrong or try to spin them. It seems as though there are never any 'winners' and honestly, should there be? It seems once you reach a certain age you generally pick your party and stick with it. The other day I was having a conversation with my mother and she mentioned that she liked McCain. I derided her for making such a comment, but it demonstrates a point. A large number of the elderly public are more likely to vote republican than democrat. Debates are meant to inform people of where the candidates stand on certain issues and people pick their issues and vote accordingly. Winning and losing is simply decided by the vote, not the debate. The problem is when the candidates get their facts wrong or try to spin them.

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