The debates are important. For some reason, it's become trendy to deny this fact, but let's be serious for a minute. A lot of people watching the debates don't pay a ton of attention to politics and are undecided about who to vote for. There are a lot of distractions in the media and in the barbershop/hair salon. The debate this past Friday was a chance for the two candidates to make clear to the American public where they stand on the issues. From the CBS poll of 500 uncommitted voters:
MADE IT CLEAR WHAT HE WOULD DO AS PRESIDENT
Pre-debate : 37% Yes, 61% No
Post-debate: 65% Yes, 35% No
Those are the numbers for Obama; McCain's are virtually identical.
What that shows is that before the debate, approximately 2/3 of the uncommitted viewers were unsure where the candidates stand on the issues, and that after the debate, only 1/3 are. That's amazing - if anyone needs to justify to themselves why we have the debates - here's the evidence. Democracy in action!
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