Mr Martin may have been the best debater in the TV studio set pieces, but it is not going to do his party any good.
All these campaigns relied heavily on local workers, whether it was the headset-wearing telephone volunteer of 2004, the billboard poster of 1896 or the tavern debater of 1800.
He is also the most destructive debater in British politics.
As a debater in the presidential setting, Perry has far less experience than many of those in the race, especially former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
On Monday, the Bush campaign emphasized that Gore, regarded by many as a skilled and seasoned debater, had already accepted the CNN and NBC offers among dozens of others.
McCain remains a formidable presence - a tough debater relentlessly on the attack.
George Bush the elder was a poor debater, which he freely acknowledged.
Outside the party, the ageing Mr Paisley, once a formidable debater, drew derisive audience laughter in a television discussion when he lambasted the Ulster Unionists for contemplating going back into government with Sinn Fein, without explaining the intentions of his own party.
He is a seasoned debater and this was the discussion on health care we should have had all along.
She was a brilliant debater who could cut to the heart of the matter and focus the discussion.
An intelligent and able debater he became a minister in the Lord Chancellor's department in 1997.
Ryan, a 42-year-old fitness freak, also brings a youthful vigor to the campaign and is an energetic campaigner and debater.
But as a policy wonk with numbers to back up his opinions, and a belligerent debater who likes to argue for the sake of arguing, he can't and won't keep his mouth shut.
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He is a skilled debater and had a deep knowledge of the content.
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Mr Clarke, former chancellor of the exchequer, home secretary and health secretary, is a formidable debater.
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He was a leader of his fraternity, Kappa Sigma, played basketball, excelled as an actor and debater, served as ROTC cadet colonel, and was not only president of the student body but also head of the Pacific Student Presidents Association.
So he enrolled in a Dale Carnegie public speaking course and says the skills he learned there enabled him to woo his future wife, Susan Thompson, a "champion debater, " he says.
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