I actually watched that debate live in 1994, back when I lived in Massachusetts.
I’m not going to watch it again, but my impressions at the time were:
a) Romney was a lot better as a candidate for Senate than the famously disgusting Teddy Kennedy.
b) Kennedy was absolutely despicable and ruthless in his misrepresentation of Romney’s statements and record. I think he was afraid but maybe not, he’s a genuine sociopath.
c) Romney didn’t have the political experience or the willingness to jump into the filthy pigsty with Teddy Kennedy, which was what really destroyed him.
d) Kennedy won the “debate,” but not on the merits.
e) Massachusetts is full to the brim with sickos who repeatedly elect shameless liars, habitual drunks, and notorious perverts to low, medium, and high office. It’s some kind of demented self flaggelation.
I left Massachusetts forever in January 1995.
I left Massachusetts forever in January 1995.
Mitt Romney was sworn in as the 70th governor of Massachusetts on January 2, 2003.