Instigator / Pro
7
1294
rating
75
debates
18.0%
won
Topic
#1412

Huey Long was what American really needed at his time

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
3
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 1 point ahead, the winner is...

billbatard
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
6
1697
rating
556
debates
68.17%
won
Description

Huey Long was what the Nation needed at the time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMUx4AQl5tI he was authoritarian but was not brutal and helped the poor and he was planning to stop communism, he wanted something else between capitalism and communism

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Neither side made a convincing argument.

Pro R1- Huey was for the common folk(unsubstantiated).

Con R1-states his confusion with the resolution.

Pro R2- FDR was good for America, Huey would've done more

Con R2- Forfeiture, CONDUCT to Pro as a result.

Pro R3-Nothing worth noting.

Con R3- America did fine without Huey.

Pro/Con R4- No noteworthy points.

Neither side went deep into why Huey was or wasn't needed, both sides best arguments would be okay if they gave me a sufficient evidence to back up their claims, e.g break down why Huey would've done more than FDR, or why/how he would make the polices irreversible.
It's only the forfeiture that implores me to vote Pro.