His plan failed when the chicken won the debate without speaking.

"We have to win the debate in '96 on which way this country is going," he told reporters at a breakfast meeting.

A second bad approach is seeking to win the debate by definitions.

The two candidates also argued over who won the overall debate.

It was the radio listeners who thought Nixon won the debate.

I actually won the debate in the eyes of the people polled.

In the end, I had won the debate over what the election was about.

The coherence of his argument helped him to win the debate.

Cheney won the debate (what else did you expect me to say) but it won't matter much in the long run.

I think that if Edwards had done a better job of defending himself, he would have won the debate.