The First Debate
McDowell probably won it for pure energy and hammering home his points, but he did nothing to appeal to anyone but his own core vote. Rabbitte would probably be happiest, while he didn’t have a debating victory, he came across as very much above the fray. He was calm and collected, defended himself well, and came across very competently on those moments when the issues were discussed.
Adams and Sargeant were not at the races.
Harry McGee has a gone and quickly done review on his own site. Excellent thread on it on politics.ie.
