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2016 Postmortem

razorman

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

Reply to think (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 11:09 PM

Oct 2015

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