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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDebate-dodging takes off in midterm campaigns
A time-honored staple of political campaigns, the traditional candidate debate, appears to be on life support.
Republican candidates this year are increasingly ducking out of primary debates or demanding greater control over the terms than ever before, raising questions about the future of an institution that has long been a central part of American campaigns.
It isnt just the traditional reluctance of front-runners to share a stage with their challengers thats to blame. Instead, a confluence of factors is jeopardizing the once universally agreed notion that candidate debates are a valuable practice in elections.
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The media will fight like cats and dogs, because its the last thing in a campaign environment they have any control over, said Dave Carney, the Republican strategist who advises Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, whose campaign is suggesting he may not debate his Democratic opponent, Beto ORourke, in the fall. But in 10 years, when debates dont happen anymore, no one will notice, voters wont notice or care.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/29/republicans-debates-midterm-00018253
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)in which they had no part of, etc., in short, lying constantly, what's the point? Sometimes I wonder if we're fighting w/ kids' gloves, while our opponents are fighting w/ brass knuckles.
Deuxcents
(15,787 posts)The rs have no platform, ideas, solutions or legislation to debate.. they are skilled in avoiding the issue, misinformation and outrageous mud slinging . The only ones disappointed are the media interviewers who dont ask pertinent questions or keep the candidates feet to the subject