The first candidates' debate I saw...
No, not Lincoln/Douglass... it was Carter/Reagan--the first I paid attention to. I learned something significant from that debate. I watched Carter deliver hard facts, backed up with actual information. He wasn't fooling around, he was telling us what we needed to know. I heard Reagan say, "There you go again... hahaha! " and from him, I heard little of substance. But what I heard after the debate was what was really educational: just about all the pundits and analysts, gave the "win" to Reagan.... Sign in to see full entry.