Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates

For the Lincoln - Douglas Debates, each candidate spoke one hour, then the other one and to end it, the first who spoke replied to what the other said. The candidates also did respond to the questions asked by the moderator during the debates. They gave their message loud and clear to their followers and to the audience. In my opinion, the debates from this time were more interesting. The candidates didn't give answers that turned the questions around, I mean they didn't respond something else out of the topic to avoid the question. We can see this on the debates from now days.

These recent debates got the attention of a lot of people. People were excited (and still are) because of the current elections and the recent debates between Obama and McCain. Sarah Pallin (vice-presidential candidate for McCain's campaign) was a big attention for these debates. If Obama wins for this elections, it would be a big step for african americans, and if McCain wins, it would be the same for women in the U.S.

Something that I liked from these debates was how it was organized. I liked the second presidential debate, althought it was more "informal", but the candidates had a chance to interact with the audience, which in my opinion, is one of the most importants elements during debates.