I don’t know, like I said I’ve never met anyone who said a debate swayed them one way or another or convinced them to vote or not to vote. Especially at this point in the election process.
But the opinion polls do show a swing based on a perceived winner or loser, based on either personal observation or what the talking heads say about it.
Like you say it must simply be for the dumbest voters who don’t realize they are that dumb. That’s actually pretty bleak when you think about it, like kabuki theatre for mouth breathers.
Freegards
That one I remember being important, because the media and Democrats were trying to portray a false image, and Reagan showed the nation that he was not some lunatic. Same with Trump this time. We will see. It’s a different world now, but it still seems a huge number of people only get their news walking down the street past the local bar.