Wouldn't it be great if DWS decided CNBC would be a great moderator for one of our debates?

It would show the public how a real debate is conducted and let the moderators do their thing. How bad could it be?

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Wouldn't it be great if DWS decided CNBC would be a great moderator for one of our debates? (Original post)	monmouth4	Oct 2015	OP
It would be better if she let BLM and CampaignZero host one. nt	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Oct 2015	#1
No thank you. Rachel Maddow will do a much better job and we'll actually hear about issues.	think	Oct 2015	#2
I am not sure there has ever been a genuine national debate shown,	razorman	Oct 2015	#8
We Don’t Need FOX REJECTS.	stonecutter357	Oct 2015	#3
What would really be great is if DWS	Autumn	Oct 2015	#4
Haha, yes, well that's a given....n/t	monmouth4	Oct 2015	#5
A REAL debate would be if the Dem candidates moderated the GOP debate	valerief	Oct 2015	#6
I like that too!...n/t	monmouth4	Oct 2015	#7

Response to monmouth4 (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:49 AM

Erich Bloodaxe BSN (14,733 posts)

1. It would be better if she let BLM and CampaignZero host one. nt

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Response to monmouth4 (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:50 AM

think (11,641 posts)

2. No thank you. Rachel Maddow will do a much better job and we'll actually hear about issues.

I know that it's a town hall rather than a debate but it will still be much better than the CNBC food fight debate.

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Response to think (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 11:09 PM

razorman (1,644 posts)

8. I am not sure there has ever been a genuine national debate shown,

in the original meaning of the term, since the invention of television. What today is euphemistically called, a "debate", is just a glorified press conference. A real traditional debate would entail each candidate laying out their positions and allowing them to interact with and question each other. "Moderators" should be irrelevant to the process.

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Response to monmouth4 (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:11 AM

stonecutter357 (12,528 posts)