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Democratic Primaries

LincolnRossiter

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5. I guess we shouldn't expect better seeing how they announce the debates like

Reply to EveHammond13 (Original post)

Thu Aug 1, 2019, 03:15 PM

Aug 2019

an upcoming UFC fight. Their goal is basically to get the candidates to sling poo at one another and see what lands, who gets flustered, who goes off the rails, etc.

It has nothing to do with providing us with information or helping us to clarify our choices.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Listenting to the short Q&As with candidates today makes me realize [View all] EveHammond13 Aug 2019 OP

I believe that Andrew Yang was spot on in his comments Sherman A1 Aug 2019 #1

+1 EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #3

Skipping debates customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #2

Jeff Zucker (CNN) brats about treating politics the same way he treats sporting events. The CNN deba tblue37 Aug 2019 #4

I guess we shouldn't expect better seeing how they announce the debates like LincolnRossiter Aug 2019 #5

Good idea. I would also listen to a polite delisen Aug 2019 #6

I'm not sure the debates should have a live audience. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #7

agree EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #8