The Debate

Just wanted to make two points about the debate as a whole.

This was a good format. Kudos to the debate folks and Jim Lehrer for allowing the candidates to go after each other. Their responses to each other really revealed their personalities.

And then my personal impression. I got off the plane at almost exactly 9PM. Which mean I had a half mile walk, through an airport of people waiting for late night flights, watching the debates on huge TV screens high up on the walls. 

And everyone was rapt.

I’m sure most people had a tough time hearing what the candidates said–DTW has these huge TV screens but the sound only works when you’re reasonably close.

But, again, everyone was rapt. 

We might yet get our democracy back, if people are going to watch late night Friday night debates with rapt attention.