CNN Weighs in on the Presidential Debates with YouTube

Although it was a little like Presidential Debate meets American Idol, the first CNN YouTube debate wasn't as dreadful as I'd feared. In case you've been living under a stone, the questions came from the electorate (they were very direct) and the answers came from the candidates (they weren't quite as consistently direct) and was moderated by preternaturally pretty Anderson Cooper (he's kind of vampire prince handsome). At the end, we--the plucky viewers--are supposed to write in with our votes for the "winner" at CNN.com.

Do you think this debate will change the face of the presidential election? Further, what impact do you think this new format (clearly a winner in its own right) will impact business communications? How?