We are approaching the season for Presidential debates and decisions will be made on the turn of a phrase, perhaps a gaffe or maybe a memorable moment. During the primary debates in the Spring, in all but one the audience was permitted to respond but there was one session where silence prevailed and the effect on the viewer was vastly different. In 1960 during Nixon vs Kennedy, if you listened on the radio you might have thought that Nixon had won but a TV viewer might have had the opposite opinion. There have been memorable moments - as when Bush 41 looked at his wristwatch or in 1988 when Lloyd Bentsen skewered poor Dan Quayle. So stay tuned - the first debate is Wednesday, October 3rd - I wouldn't miss it.
tjs
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