One more on style vs. substance

A friend just re-tweeted this:

This has nothing to do with substance. If Ryan had spoken like Biden, and vice versa, he would have won. Style matters.

Am I crazy, but does the substance inform the style?  Does the fact that Biden could confidently call out Ryan for actually lying allow a more aggressive style.  Of course, Obama could have done that, too.  I don’t know, I’d just like to think that who wins a debate is more than who can be the “alpha dog.”

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