[Tex-Con-Man]

debate skills are critical in a presidential campaign

Bush sucked at debating. People don't vote for successful debaters.

[terycarl]

Bush sucked at debating. People don't vote for successful debaters.

granted, but they do vote for the debaters ideas. Even people so incompetant as to be Democrats can understand a good arguement. That having been said, even I, with limited debating skills, have (I think) converted three very liberal people that I know to consider voting for whoever runs against Obama........come to think of it, how hard can that be....oh well.

[fortheDeclaration]

The debates themselves are a farce.

The candidates need real time to state their positions in one minute.

[grey_whiskers]

Bush sucked at debating.

And Clinton debated at sucking: "It depends what the meaning of the word 'is' is."

People don't vote for successful debaters.

Especially not MASTER debators.

Cheers!