That s not the way we in the media usually analyze debates. we cover them like sporting debates. we try to guess which candidates impress the tv audience the most. and we are always guessing about that although we rarely label our statements as the pure guesses they are. we evaluate debating skills. that s the problem with debates. presidents don t have to think on their feet. presidents never have to make a decision alone without advisers who have much more experience on every subject than the president does. so the debates do not test the skills necessary to do the job of president well. it s a job that you never get to see the president do, because the real work of the presidency is done behind the closed door of the oval office or the closed door of the cabinet room or the situation room or on air force one. the real work of the presidency is making decisions after being sufficiently briefed on the subject by people who have been working on that subject for
We cover them like sporting debates. we try to guess which candidates impress the tv audience the most. and we are always guessing about that although we rarely label our statements as the pure guesses they are. we evaluate debating skills. that s the problem with debates. presidents don t have to think on their feet. presidents never have to make a decision alone without advisers who have much more experience on every subject than the president does. so the debates do not test the skills necessary to do the job of president well. it s a job that you never get to see the president do, because the real work of the presidency is done behind the closed door of the oval office or the closed door of the cabinet room or the situation room or on air force one. the real work of the presidency is making decisions after being