Well, that was interesting. The debates are one of the few opportunities the candidates have to bypass the media filter and address voters directly. They are an even better opportunity than the conventions—at least from the voters' perspective—because the conventions let the two parties address voters with their own carefully prepackaged sales pitch, while the debates give us the candidates unscripted and facing opposition. So we get a real sense for how they operate.
Romney Unfiltered
Romney Unfiltered
Romney Unfiltered
Well, that was interesting. The debates are one of the few opportunities the candidates have to bypass the media filter and address voters directly. They are an even better opportunity than the conventions—at least from the voters' perspective—because the conventions let the two parties address voters with their own carefully prepackaged sales pitch, while the debates give us the candidates unscripted and facing opposition. So we get a real sense for how they operate.