A day after, voters say they were unswayed by Thursday's debate

[bicentennial_baby]

KEENE, Jan. 24 -- In diners, taverns and student centers across the state yesterday, few minds were changed by Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Manchester . Some voters were still undecided, and those who weren’t only felt more certain about their candidate. Many who watched were skeptical about the debate’s format, and a few were disinclined to participate at all in Tuesday’s primary.

“Very blah,” said Ted Tivnan of Manchester . “The substance wasn’t there.”

While Sen. Joe Lieberman was making his pitch to a health care forum next door at the Palace Theatre, Tivnan, 55, sat inside the Stage Door Café watching poll results on a television overhead. He said he wanted to see less pre-selected questions and more spontaneous give and take between the candidates.

“Nobody wanted to step on anybody’s toes,” said Tivnan. “When they were biting at each other, it was damn better.”

http://www.politicsnh.com/archives/pindell/2004/january/1_24debate.shtml

[artr2]

1. Hey Ted,

next time we will give them machete's - will that make it more interesting for you ??

[lancdem]

2. Yeah, that was the fault of the moderators

asking stupid questions.

[maddezmom]

3. and the damn question were so long n/t

[SadEagle]

5. Did you see this?

http://www.cjr.org/blog/archives/cat_spin_buster.asp#000046
The questionners spoke more than some candidates!

[spooky3]

4. I totally agree.

[Jawja]

6. Minds were not changed because

it was because it wasn't a "debate." It was a "gotcha" fest by the right-wing toady, Faux News.