Terry Prone: When all is said and done, TV debates won’t win you the votes
The general consensus is that television debates are about killer blows that shift the voting public
Fine Gael's Maria Walsh (right) and Nina Carberry celebrating after being elected as MEPs for the Midlands North West constituency. Picture: Conor McKeown/PA
Television debates are about killer blows that shift the voting public and make all the difference to the end result of an election. That’s the general consensus.
Asked to prove this thesis, older commentators invariably go to the US presidential debate between John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
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