Although it is a difficult task, winning debates can raise the polls in your favor. This was displayed in the 2012 presidential elections. When “Romney mauled the president in Denver, the wind and weather of the campaign shifted dramatically” (Halperin and Heilemann 2) implying that the loss of the Denver debate severely injured Obama’s polls. It is a debate such as the one in Denver, that can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the race. No one knows who would have won the election had Obama continued to lose debates after that. As you can see debates tend to be one of the most important parts of the elections. They allow for an environment where the public can hear the ideas of the future leader as well as understand their demeanor when stressed or unprepared. The topics of the debates may be known however, the responses of the other political candidates are not. This means to succeed in a debate takes a lot of practice as well as preparation. The existent president demonstrated adequate preparation for a debate as “it was almost 2:00am [and] Obama’s team was clustered in the workspace, reading transcripts” (4) therefore displaying the hard work and preparation put into the debate in order to find success. It is the moments of determination like this that allow a president the lead in a debate ultimately helping them to secure votes for
Although it is a difficult task, winning debates can raise the polls in your favor. This was displayed in the 2012 presidential elections. When “Romney mauled the president in Denver, the wind and weather of the campaign shifted dramatically” (Halperin and Heilemann 2) implying that the loss of the Denver debate severely injured Obama’s polls. It is a debate such as the one in Denver, that can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the race. No one knows who would have won the election had Obama continued to lose debates after that. As you can see debates tend to be one of the most important parts of the elections. They allow for an environment where the public can hear the ideas of the future leader as well as understand their demeanor when stressed or unprepared. The topics of the debates may be known however, the responses of the other political candidates are not. This means to succeed in a debate takes a lot of practice as well as preparation. The existent president demonstrated adequate preparation for a debate as “it was almost 2:00am [and] Obama’s team was clustered in the workspace, reading transcripts” (4) therefore displaying the hard work and preparation put into the debate in order to find success. It is the moments of determination like this that allow a president the lead in a debate ultimately helping them to secure votes for