The debate that changed the race — just a little
THE DEBATE THAT CHANGED THE RACE — JUST A LITTLE. It's now been a little more than a week since the first Republican presidential debate, held Aug. 23 in Milwaukee. It takes a while for an event like that to sink in with voters. Yes, Fox News got big ratings with the debate, but many more millions just don't watch politics. They learn about the debate, to the degree that they do, from the internet, or from TV news, or from talking with friends.