When The Real Presidential Debates Come Who Would Do Best?

[ThomWV]

This isn't a question about who you support for our nomination. This is a question about who will best express him or her self and contrast the differences between their positions and their opponent's when the Presidential Debates between each Party's Nominees take place?

When the nation focuses on the upcoming race a lot of people's choice will be determined by how well someone speaks, how sincere they seem, how well braced they are with facts, what experience they bring to the table, how they look on camera. Unfortunately some of our most able contenders don't come off well on the small screen, some who are great in front of crowds but stumble before a single insistent moderator.

So that's the question, not who do you support but who do you think would do best in the debates - all things considered:

[davidwparker]

1. I almost went for Biden, but selected Kucinich as he tells it like it is ALWAYS.

[cyclezealot]

2. who does not use weasel words

or afraid to express themselves. Dennis Kucinich. And you can count on saying what he means. Again Kucinich.

[ThomWV]

3. Not that it really matters but here is my opinion of each of them

Just my opinions and not a word about policy - just sort of debate and on camera sort of considerations.

Biden: I think he is easily the winner. The man comes across as sincere and he's real good about answering the question that is asked of him rather than going off on to something the he wants to talk about. He is well experienced, speaks well, always has facts at his fingertips, and looks good on camera.

Clinton: Hillary has a tendency to go off on her own tangents and not answer the question that is asked of her. She is not well experienced with little time in office and just one state-wide election under her belt. Her use of background fact from memory seems to be lacking when she is hit with surprise questions.

Chris Dodd: Bright, intelligent, well experienced, personable, a gentleman and a scholar, but he doesn't light a fire under anyone.

John Edwards: John Edwards suffers from the same problem Wesley Clark had and has. He's a one-trick-pony. Every question he is asked gets an answer that has the same theme - we are a divided America, two societies as distinct as red and black ants. He is a hansom man and he speaks well when he has control of the subject. Unfortunately he stumbles when things move out of his home territory.

Mike Gavel: People will not take him seriously.

Dennis Kucinich: I do not know why Dennis Kucinich suffers in the polls as he does. Maybe its his voice, maybe its his didactic presentation, maybe its his height. Whatever the reason people do not take him seriously even though any thoughtful person who listens to his positions and reasoning behind them can not come away with anything less than respect for the man. That said he's still a loser on camera and would get clobbered in the debates by comparative idiots from the Right.

Barrak Obama: See "Clinton" above and mix in a little bit of the Edwards one-trick-pony problem and you have Senator Obama.

Bill Richardson: Bill Richardson does not show well on camera. He has a tremendous experience base but he stumbles when asked questions outside of that base.

Danny Francis: I don't know anything about him other than he has registered with the Federal Election folks as a candidate.

Karl Krueger: Same as Danny Francis

[Frustratedlady]

4. Biden! He doesn't hesitate to answer because he has an abundance of experience.

When campaigning, Joe shines when answering off-the-cuff questions from the crowd. I believe that has been good for him in debates. He is off and running with his answers, rather than looking like he's trying to reload the canned response from his brain.

He is a master at speaking TO the person, not down to the person. I truly believe he enjoys interacting with the public, and never gives the impression he is at arm's length from those trying to reach him.

Good body language.

[skipos]

5. Biden. nt

[rucky]

6. Danny Francis would rip them to shreds!

[Bucky]

8. Danny Francis lacks experience.

Danny Francis is a flip flopper.

Danny Francis is a DINO.

Danny Francis will support special interests, not the hardworking families of America.

Danny Francis kills babies.

[rucky]

11. But he's got some great weed. n/t

[napi21]

9. I really feel stupid asking this, but who the heck is Danny Francis?

I swear, I've been watching and listening to politics for a long time, and I don't think I've ever even heard that name!

[rucky]

10. I have no idea. n/t

[napi21]

7. OK! I said Biden too! So why the hell is he still don in the polls?

Ideology is great, but if it doesn't win the dam election, it's no going to hel you much to be abel to say "Hey, I stuck it out with MY GUY!"

DON'T TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PRIZE FOLKS!!!!!!!!!