No one watches these debates. heck, I am a political junky who lives and breathes this stuff 12 hours a day and I almost missed watching it!
The debates are good practice for the candidates, and an opportunity to sort of introduce themselves to the public a bit, but that’s about it. If they were as important as some here seem to be claiming then Cain and Gingrich would be skyrocketing in the polls, instead of lanquishing in the low single digits.
That gives us candidate Romney for 2012. It also likely gives us a right-wing third party candidate who amasses enough votes to send the Kenyan back for a second term.
Not exactly what I was hoping for just a few short weeks ago.
Really? I'd bet that those who measure television audiences would beg to differ.
GOP Debate Massively Boosts MSNBC; Cable News Ratings for Wednesday, September 11, 211
I agree. This debate doesn't matter in itself. However, Perry needs to prove he can play, sometime in a debate.