Next, a Political Science professor teaches a class about president ial debates and their influence on voters. We will start today by talking about candidate debates. That is my favorite thing about a campaign. I am really excited to talk about this today. I want to give you a little bit of history. President ial and Vice President ial general election debates became a highlight of the campaign season. I it is something we expect to happen. Guess its also common in high profile races. So when was the first debate . As a historical trivia question. Anybody know . Ill give you a hint. No one recognizes those people . This is a false hint. Thats Lincoln Douglas. The famous Lincoln Douglas debates and they ran against each other for president. Those debates were when they were running for the senate. In illinois in 1858 and they had numerous debates. Around the state of illinois. Kind of an odd situation. That they ran against each other u. S. State. Douglas was elected by the legislature.
Happen. When was the first debate . This is a false hint. Those debates were when they were running for the senate. They had numerous debates. Kind of an odd situation. The real first president ial debate was between kennedy and nixon in 1960. Richard nixon had been Vice President for eight years. Much better known than kennedy. Nixon had taken advantage of television. He was known as a fierce debater. They decided to sponsor a series of debates. Confident and willing. He was the front runner. The consensus was, these debates cost nixon the election. Which was very close. It elevated kennedy immediately. Now they are on an even level. The senator and the Vice President. Also his appearance was much better. Much more handsome. More telegenic. There have been some studies on this. The people who listens to the , and they were very boring back then. They had very long answers. They are more interesting now. Those who listen to the first debate on radio thought nixon won. Those who watched
Whether i was on the staff for a candidate. I am really excited to talk about this today. I want to give you a little bit of history. President ial and Vice President ial general election debates have become a highlight of the campaign season. It is something we expect to happen. When was the first debate . Here is a trivia question. Historical trivia. Does anyone know . I will give you a hint. No one recognizes those people . [laughter] this is a false hint. That is lincoln and douglas. Those debates were when they were running for the senate. Bid illinois in 1858 in 1858. Is and in they had numerous debates. Kind of an odd situation. Two years later, they were on a Major Party Ticket against each other. The real first president ial debate was between kennedy and nixon in 1960. Richard nixon had been Vice President for eight years. Much better known than kennedy. Nixon had taken advantage of television. Believe it or not. He was known as a fierce debater. The Television Networks decid
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