What is the importance of a candidates' debate?

Debates are important for many reasons.

First off, the candidates get to tell people their opinions on matters.

Secondly, the candidates reveal what they will do as president.

They also explain what is going on in our country at the moment and what will happen in the future and explain what they will do about it.

Overall, it gives us Americans a good feel of the candidate's plan, determining if they will be a good president.

They also can give some insight into the personalities and characters of the candidate, rather like a job interview.

Debates are important because they are on television in prime time and have more popular appeal than newspapers articles or magazines and so reach a huge percentage of voters.