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provis99

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9. I never understood,

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:51 PM

Jan 2012

what's the point of having an audience, and then telling them to shut up so we can pretend they're not there?

Just have debates Charlie Rose style, just two candidates in a studio with black backdrop.
That way, anybody who spends his time yelling or taking cheap shots just looks like an ass.

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I say NO audiences at Presidential debates. [View all] Raven Jan 2012 OP

and I say drop the media and have real debates the way Lincoln & Douglas did it WI_DEM Jan 2012 #1

An even better idea! n/t Raven Jan 2012 #5

Excellent suggestion. ChazII Jan 2012 #6

OK with me. elleng Jan 2012 #2

A quiet room? Atman Jan 2012 #3

Gingrich was doing stand up and feeding off the audience NAO Jan 2012 #4

Agree! Little Star Jan 2012 #7

No way, it's been way too eye opening for moderate Republicans to see who is running their Lionessa Jan 2012 #8

I never understood, provis99 Jan 2012 #9

It's like a laugh track on a tv show. xfundy Jan 2012 #10

It's to mimic a Town Meeting. immoderate Jan 2012 #11