In my opinion, Rush Holt would have won this if it was a debate. When both candidates were asked similar questions, I felt that Holt had stronger responses, thus gaining the upper hand over Bateman. Although I don't completely agree with the views of either candidate, I believe that Holt's answers were more thorough than Bateman's.
On some topics, Bateman seemed to have a good angle, but could not develop his ideas enough, and on others he just didn't know what to say. If there were one question where he won out over Holt, it would be the one asking "what is your opinion of the tenure system, and should some teachers not deserve it?" I felt that since he had a family background in the subject, he was able to give a better answer than Holt, even though oddly enough Holt was a teacher.
Anyone else have opinions on them?
2 comments:
I thought the tenure question was pretty clever. Its a good example of a moment where you can really see a politician's views because they don't expect the question. Holt, I think, saw the question more from a teacher's viewpoint. His answer reflected the concerns of teachers and college professors, in that we want protections to do our job in unorthodox ways. I think Bateman's answer was more reflective of a student / parent perspective. Nice analysis, Mr. Matt.
First I would like to say Howard did not answer the question at all. His answer had nothing to do with your aricle. I believe Batemen had a good answer to the tenre question but to be fair I was not at school when Holt was here so I did not get to his opinion.
Post a Comment