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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember them being a lot more interesting to watch, and you got a real feel for the candidate's positions (at least their public persona). But for the last ~8 years, it's been just gish galloping.

E.g., Obama vs. Romney was honestly pretty interesting to watch.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In my mind, that was the last real debate. They addressed their opponents comments and added their own. It wasn't an endless stream of buzz words.