Passage Summary: Debates don't matter for elections because the people watching either already know who they like or can't figure out who did better.

Conclusion: Winning a televised debate has little impact on a candidate's chances of winning the election.

Reasoning: The audience consists mostly of people who have already made up their minds, and those who haven't decided on a candidate often cannot decide who won the debate anyway.

Analysis: The argument assumes that because a group is 'generally undecided' about who won, the debate has zero effect on their eventual vote. It ignores the possibility that even if viewers don't declare a clear 'winner,' the debate could still nudge them toward one candidate. Furthermore, in a tight race, even a tiny shift in the 'committed' base or a handful of uncommitted voters could be the difference between victory and defeat. Look for an answer that points out this failure to consider marginal but decisive effects.