I always wondered who these are people that at this point base their vote, or maybe even if they will vote at all, on presidential debates. I’ve never met anyone who admitted they were swayed that way, but for sure supposedly the opinion polls change based on the results of the debate or at least what the talking heads say about the debate.
Also I’m not sure what being a good president and leader has to do with debate technique. I mean what if someone is a tongue tied boob in a debate but could be a really good president? Or the other way where someone is really slick at the tricks of public speaking and debate, but would be an awful leader.
Freegards
I think Reagan reassured a lot of people who were concerned about what they had heard about him in the 1980 debate. He showed he was not the caricature the media was portraying. The media is trying to do the same thing to Trump, even with the same issues (nuclear codes). A good debate can get some of those dumbass people who are easily swayed by the constant MSM drumbeat to see that they agree with what Trump is saying, and he’s not an ogre.