Vying to be top dog in the US

At 75, Bernie Sanders would be the oldest US president if elected. Photo: AFP

Back in September 2013, a fortnight before the German federal elections, I had written about the sluggish televised debate between incumbent Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her contender from the opposition, Peer Steinbrueck.

In When A Necklace Wins A Debate, I described how both contenders had doggedly focused on voter issues, with only the Chancellor’s tri-coloured necklace providing comic relief when it “launched” its own Twitter account during the televised “duel.”