First virtual debate through ZOOM meeting hosted by St. Charles Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday morning (9/1), Congresswoman Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis held a virtual debate via ZOOM, hosted by the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce.
The debate lasted little over an hour.
Please give your impressions, and your grades of the performance of the two candidates.
Here’s mine:
- Debate winner: Underwood
- Debate grades:
- Underwood: C
- Oberweis: C
- Honesty/Integrity grade:
- Oberweis: C
- Underwood: D
My detailed review of both candidates’ performances on Tuesday, including the above grades, will be in a separate article, but must point out why in spite of the same debate grades, I think Underwood won.
Frankly, and say in comments if you agree/disagree, the debate was a “draw”. But like a prize fight for the title, the champion/incumbent must be defeated, not tied. In prize fighting, a split decision does not award the championship to a challenger.
Challenger Oberweis must BEST Underwood in future debates, not simply tie her.
But as we remember from reality TV, it’s not who answers the questions best to determine a winner, it’s votes.
For now, please judge for yourself.
Please restrict comments to your observations/responses you see on the debate. Thank you.
Just receive email from St. Charles Chamber, and the video replay will be available sometime tomorrow (9/2).
Jim Oberweis?!?!
Is he still on life support?
I’ve got the Jiffypop ready,
FAKE NURSE Vs Milquetoastman is gonna be a real showstopper.
And to think that we could have had Catalina Lauf dispose of the Socialist/Marxist filth.
Abe, I agree.
Oberweis 51.5 – Underwood 48.5
[This is a commenter prediction, nothing more]
Jeff, no:
Obercow: 52.75.
Underworld: 46.55.
Count me out…. got better things to do.
both bad… but I would take the ice cream man over Ms. Underwood
She should get a new coif or is that a virtue signalling no-no?
I’m 30 minutes into it so far and let’s just say that so far I’m not impressed
This is a terrible election dynamic.
Elections are typically like mommy vs daddy, but instead this one is like babysitter vs grandpa.
It’s a bastardized Form.
Maybe you’ll stop being deluded when the mob comes to your door.
After watching this, I walk away with confidence that Jim Oberweis can win this.
I thought he brought it to Underwood extremely well on several points, “With Pelosi 100% of the time”, “Where were you?”, “Throwing money at it”, “Defunding the police”.
After observing Underwood, I would challenge her on the origin and authorship of the bills she “crafted”.
I believe many of those bills came out of a “war room” headed by Nancy Pelosi and “committee” that specifically put Underwood’s name on it because Pelosi knows this District went to Trump, and without hours of research, it seems those were ideas the President campaigned on and championed, “eg. veterans’, ‘drug pricing”.
I hope others noticed that Underwood seems to have a bit of a temper (or at least a level of smug frustration), underlying her “wholesome” façade.
I think she’s extremely coached, and it’s absolutely laughable that she claimed to be so accessible and transparent when most of her “townhalls” are completely staged, as if her campaign is ushering in some darling that the selected audience must keep their distance from and ask the right questions.
Jim Oberweis is 100% right, she has 0% business experience, and her every answer involves procuring Federal funds.
People see her now as a young, energetic, healthcare official, when in reality she’s a pure party member interested in the dilution of our rights and complete government control.
She doesn’t believe we know what’s best for ourselves, she is working for complete government control of our lives.
I hope people picked upon her continuing threat in this piece about the Coronavirus, how we need the government to lead us through this, and that’s how we’re going to win this seat back!
Underwood keeps bringing up 7 counties in the 14th District, she reports she carried them all in the last election, well I don’t think she’s carrying them this time, I think people are tired of a weaponized pandemic, I think they
believe President Trump is the person to bring our economy back, and to keep us safe.
I believe most voters will vote straight Red, because they’re seeing red right now, both through frustration, exhaustion, and anger, and in the words of a well groomed and guarded candidate.
Did Little Lauren have a little melt down ?