text:  No, you know, there have been years where I thought they made a difference, maybe more on the margins. Certainly 1960 was a huge one, not only because it was the first round, but because it really, I think, legitimized Kennedy to the point where he got elected. Carter Reagan, that's a really interesting debate. There was only one presidential debate that year, and it was held a week before the election. Believe me, no candidate has ever made that mistake again.