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Javaman

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5. all the debates up until the nominee debates can be labeled as...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 03:05 PM

Jun 2015

sound bite debates. rarely if anything substantial comes from these debates.

all the candidates are looking for that ultimate "gotcha" moment for nation-wide televised smugness.

this is what we have devolved into, this is why no one watches them.

they are just fluff and BS.

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Bipartisan Group Urges Overhaul of General Election Debates [View all] brooklynite Jun 2015 OP

I, for one, am a big fan of the "chess clock" model, which is the approach the French use. brooklynite Jun 2015 #1

Why don't they just give them back to the League of Women Voters cascadiance Jun 2015 #2

LWV didn't provide a format that was significantly different than we have today brooklynite Jun 2015 #3

But as the article noted, the concern is the two parties controlling what questions are asked... cascadiance Jun 2015 #4

NCGOP has exxed out LWV participation in political activity almost entirely. blm Jun 2015 #6

Exactly what I was going to suggest, cascadiance. Those good women did a MUCH better job... Hekate Jun 2015 #7

all the debates up until the nominee debates can be labeled as... Javaman Jun 2015 #5

I prefer a simpler approach to having more debates each debate focusing on specific swilton Jun 2015 #8