One debate was all that needed to make look Joe Biden incapable of taking on Donald Trump. America has come a long way from first televised presidential debate between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960. And it paved the way for the Kennedy presidency. Kennedy was by far was more telegenic than Nixon and won the hearts of viewers. Interestingly those who heard the debate on radio thought Nixon was more forceful and a winner. But TV changed the way the Americans elected their president. And Joe Biden the latest casualty of TV!