Next, Ball and her co-hosts on "The Cycle" debated the impact of the June numbers on voters heading to the polls in November.
But, what do these well-worn cycles of debate miss?
"I don't think the books were cooked and if they were, they were cooked pretty badly because Hillary Clinton is a very good debater," Dean said of this cycle's debate schedule.
This election cycle, the debate has been less about who the American people are than about who they are not.
They pushed the forms of Greek drama - epic cycle, impassioned debate and convulsive comedy - to breaking point to grapple with war and all its fallouts.
In the 24 hours following the shooting, many wrote about how Americans have become used to these all-too-frequent tragedies and the cycle of debate and blame that will follow.
Nothing polarises opinion in the cycle safety debate like the idea of making the wearing of helmets compulsory.
In normal cycles, primary debates function as a winnowing mechanism, with candidates who don't belong on the stage eventually yanked away by an invisible cane.
After years fucking years of campaigning, spin, narrative, counter-spin, ads, interviews, news cycles, primaries, debates, speeches, pressers, PACs, think pieces, tweets, conventions, scandals, fundraising dinners, and rallies, the election is happening.
That, however, has merely prompted yet another cycle of debates and discord.
