Yeah, this is a terrible thread- about a terrible debate,
There’s just too many debates.
Actually, I think we learn a lot about the candidates over time. I think a couple of them should have dropped out earlier so the debates could have been more focused, but on the whole, this exposure does show you a lot about the candidate over the long haul.
I guess it’s easier than the 19th century, when they called campaign speeches “stump speeches” because the candidates were literally standing on a tree stump to address the voters.