Monday, September 29, 2008

Presidential Debate - Monday, September 29

Today, we took some time to look over the debate material online and we watched the last 35 minutes of the debate together. On Tuesday, we will take the first half of the class to begin some readings on the colonial period.

The second half of class will feature a discussion regarding the presidential debate. Please consider the following questions for discussion:

  • Did either candidate perform better than the other? Why or why not?
  • How much of the comparison between candidates is influenced by the substance of what they say versus the manner in which they say it?
  • What were the expectations for both candidates? What personal issues did they have to answer (i.e. Experience, too partisan, etc.)
  • What does the post debate polling data suggest?