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To preview Wednesdays final Presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, The Takeaway talks to writer James Fallows. His Atlantic Monthly article, ‘Rhetorical Questions,’ examined the make-or-break debate moments for candidates.
To preview Wednesday night’s final Presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, The Takeaway talks to Atlantic Monthly writer James Fallows. His recent article “Rhetorical Questions,” examined the make-or-break moments for candidates in three decades of political debates. Guests: James Fallows, writer for Atlantic Monthly and author of the recent article, “Rhetorical Questions” and Todd Zwillich, Capitol News Connection