Getting the message across
By DAVID SKILLICORN AND CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT
The Republican candidates’ debate in Ames, Iowa, showed what a shaky grasp many of the candidates have on how to be a convincing candidate. Of course, this venue was a difficult one. Its overt purpose was for candidates to explain themselves to the local Republican base ahead of the Ames Straw Poll, but national television coverage made it an opportunity not to be missed to reach out to a wider, much more diverse audience.