Presidential campaigns, from personal appearances, advertising, speeches, and debates, are essentially designed to do two things: to create some enthusiasm within one’s base sufficient to turn them out to vote, and more importantly, to sway the undecideds that rarely make up more then 10 to 15 percent of the electorate, those who will swing the final vote count one way or the other. From where I stand, last week’s presidential debate appeared to do neither.
