Republican Debate-Valid Scores?

I did not watch the first debate and I did not watch the debate last night.  I do not like debates.  Why?  Because as a very young man I listened to the radio broadcast of the Nixon/Kennedy debate and I believed that Nixon was the definitive winner of the debate.  However, the paid commentators and political pundits all gave the win to Kennedy.  Many have since written that the debate definitely was Nixon’s on content and relevancy.  It was Kennedy’s on looks, charm and rhetorical flare.  So I do not watch debates.  How many others, especially Republicans who are likely to vote, did not watch?  Therefore my question is, Did Romney lose and Perry win?  And should we care?  My vote is that the debates are not real indicators of the quality of a candidate’s potential to be a serious minded President of the USA.  What do you think?