> your biases shouldn't have any impact on whether you thought someone performed better or worse than their opponent That's arguably the definition of bias isn

> your biases shouldn't have any impact on whether you thought someone performed better or worse than their opponent That's arguably the definition of bias isnt it? Especially because political debates don't have objective winners or losers, declaring your bias before picking a winner in something that's only subjectively winnable does seem relevant. This isn't a case of watching a soccer match and concluding "Gosh, I'm German, but I gotta admit Brazil won the 2014 world cup"