The first Trump-Clinton debate will take place this Monday night, September 26, with the Kaine-Pence debate eight days later on October 4, and the remaining two presidential debates scheduled for October 9 (the town hall), and October 19. Here are ten tips for getting the most out of watching the debates. 1. Ignore the “morning line” about how well each candidate is expected to do, what each candidate “needs to accomplish,” and so on. All that chatter is noise in the system—it has nothing to do with anything. 2. Tune in early and watch the pre- and post-debate programming on C-Span. Why C-Span? Before the debate, you’ll get a sense of the setting—what the scene is like, who’s in the audience, etc. Afterward, you can see how the candidates behave when they may think the cameras are off. 3. Are the candidates you see and hear in the debate consistent with their commercials and their opponent’s commercials? If not, disregard the commercials. Think of every commercial that told you how you’d feel if you used that product, then think of
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