>...it looked like Cain did not know how to answer.<
I think it was Newt’s turn to speak first, and Cain realized that after he began to address the question. As CEO he understands Medicare well.
When it was Mr. Cain’s turn, he covered the subject very knowledably in more detail that Newt did, and more understandably.
Mind you, as a critic, I am judging how many people would receive what either man said, and how they said it.
“, I am judging how many people would receive what either man said, and how they said it.”
I would love to believe that, but I think it is the opposite. Impressions are more important. Not many people ever remember the content of the answer, but they remember if the candidate seemed and talked confidently.
Do you remember the actual answers by Newt/Herman for that question? I didn’t think so either.
This is not Lincoln/Douglas era anymore. For example, Nixon sweating, and Al Gore’s stupid posturing in debates meant much more than the actual answers they gave. Most people do not really understand details anyway.