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Election Debates’ seven-member adjudication panel has give the third UK leaders’ debate to Nick Clegg in a split decision. Three judges gave the debate to Nick Clegg, two to David Cameron and two to Gordon Brown. There was less division about the loser – five judges had Brown last. View the debate here (courtesy of … Continue reading
Judge: Omar Salahuddin Winner: Nick Clegg Scores: Clegg 81 | Cameron 80 | Brown 77 Being the last debate in a series of three, it was important that the ‘degree of separation’ (distinction between policies on the same issues) was distinct and unequivocal. In this respect, I felt that the debate was much closer than hitherto and … Continue reading
Election Debates’ seven-person panel declares Gordon Brown the winner of the second leaders’ debate in a split decision. Five members of the panel gave the debate to Brown, while two judges gave the debate to Nick Clegg. No one gave the debate to David Cameron. Moreover, six of the judges thought that Cameron was the … Continue reading
Judge: Omar Salahuddin Winner: Nick Clegg Scores: Clegg 83 | Cameron 79 | Brown 78 I gave the debate by a clear margin to Nick Clegg. I felt that David Cameron was some distance behind Clegg in second, and separated from Brown in third by a fairly slim margin. In general terms, Nick Clegg just … Continue reading
Judge: Omar Salahuddin Winner: Obama Scores: Obama 88 | McCain 77 Reasons: Senator Obama won this debate by a considerable margin. He was better organised in his responses, better able to focus on the ways in which clearly stated policies addressed each of the key issues raised and better equipped to respond to efforts by … Continue reading
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