2016 Postmortem

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Fri Oct 16, 2015, 11:12 AM Oct 2015

What does "winning the debate" mean?

If the standard is for the front runner to get on and off the stage without an embarrassing gaffe, then Hillary won. If the standard is to introduce oneself to new people, then Bernie won.

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What does "winning the debate" mean? (Original Post) hedgehog Oct 2015 OP

Ultimately it means movement in the real polls Renew Deal Oct 2015 #1

Small correction. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #2

I stand corrected! hedgehog Oct 2015 #3

THANK YOU, Scoot! elleng Oct 2015 #4

Renew Deal

(84,762 posts)

1. Ultimately it means movement in the real polls

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 11:16 AM

Oct 2015

Chafee and Webb clearly lost. The rest didn't really lose. Sometimes you lose by not winning (O'Malley).

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Scootaloo

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2. Small correction.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 11:21 AM

Oct 2015

• If the standard is for the front runner to get on and off the stage without an embarrassing gaffe, then Hillary won - assuming we can count defense of the AUMF and proclaiming Iran to b your "best enemy" as non-gaffes

• If the standard is to introduce oneself to new people, then O'MALLEY won.

• If the standard is to have one's leading issue completely frame and shape everyone else's responses in the debate, then bernie won

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