Political debates matter if we treat them as more than theater

Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly. 

Every campaign season brings the same question: Do political debates actually matter? The honest answer is uneven and maybe unsatisfying — it depends.

It’s worth acknowledging right at the top something we don’t say out loud often enough: The skills required to campaign well and the skills required to govern well are not the same. Some people who are excellent public servants are not natural performers. Some people who are excellent performers

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