No, they’re never taken seriously because it’s a winner-take-all system. The number of people who make a voting decision based on debates is vanishingly small, if it ever even mattered.
That study looked into 62 elections in ten countries since 1952. I’m sure people said the debates helped them make up their minds, but the statistical evidence doesn’t bear that out.
No, they’re never taken seriously because it’s a winner-take-all system. The number of people who make a voting decision based on debates is vanishingly small, if it ever even mattered.
edit: Proof that debates are irrelevant.
Didn’t use to be the case. Everyone use to say they would make up their minds after watching the debate.
That study looked into 62 elections in ten countries since 1952. I’m sure people said the debates helped them make up their minds, but the statistical evidence doesn’t bear that out.