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US Presidential Election: The Debates That Made History
While debates are rarely decisive in American elections, a misstep can nevertheless be fatal. And some confrontations have entered history.
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While debates are rarely decisive in American elections, a misstep can nevertheless be fatal. And some confrontations have entered history.
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, residents are expecting a debate where everyone will be looking for the KO between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Americans know how much a debate can swing a presidential election. The most striking example was two and a half months ago: Joe Biden in great difficulty and Donald Trump taking advantage of it. “I didn’t understand a word of what he just said, and I don’t think he did either.”the Republican had launched. The first televised debate took place in 1960, it shook up the codes. Facing a tired and sweaty Nixon, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was perfectly made up and confident. He would win the election.
Appearance is becoming essential in politics, as is acting talent, as in Ronald Reagan, 73, who ridiculed a question about his age: “I refuse to exploit my opponent’s youth and experience for political purposes”. Humor, a powerful weapon, when Barack Obama mocks Mitt Romney’s question on the supposed weakening of the American Navy: “You say that we have fewer ships than in 1916. But governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.”