61. The second debate would have members of the audience pose questions in a town-meeting format. 62. The speed debate has as much to do with vested economic interests as it does with safety. 63. The time of free time has surely come, and a night-by-night debate has appeal. 64. The truth is, in and of themselves, debates do not have a track record of altering the fundamentals of a race. 65. There is a split among the senior U.S. strategists on what effect a vigorous Japanese political debate would have on U.S. interests. 66. This time, the first presidential debate will have one moderator. 67. Unlike other long-stalled issues, such as campaign finance reform, the patient protection debate has a direct impact on people. 68. Whatever happens this time, presidential debates have a way of dominating our campaign memories, and occasionally influencing elections. 69. While the debates have had a small national audience, they are being closed watched in the key primary states from which they have been broadcast. 70. - Opposition chief whip Chingchai Mongkoltham said he thought the debate would have a long-term effect and produce results in the next general election. |