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kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:40 PM Jul 2015

So if a candidate doesn't make it into the FOX debates, so what? Why does that keep one from

running?

I would give all the press conferences and interviews as possible. A candidate would be free to give his or her positions and points without challenge by the others. Why is the media saying that political careers will end if a candidate doesn't make it into the debates.

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So if a candidate doesn't make it into the FOX debates, so what? Why does that keep one from (Original Post) kelliekat44 Jul 2015 OP
it's not the debate itself as much as coverage of it afterwards JI7 Jul 2015 #1
For the Republics, the debate itself is meaningless Thor_MN Jul 2015 #2
Sounds like the Democratic primaries are the same way NobodyHere Jul 2015 #4
I don't agree. Thor_MN Jul 2015 #5
The media wants Americans to believe they control who are acceptavle candidates, who the Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #3
 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
2. For the Republics, the debate itself is meaningless
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:57 PM
Jul 2015

One doesn't expect an individual Republic to form their own opinion by watching a debate, their opinion has to be told to them to the media. The debate may give a few sound bytes to illustrate the corporate choice, but any gaffes by the chosen one will be glossed over and explained away.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. The media wants Americans to believe they control who are acceptavle candidates, who the
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 11:13 PM
Jul 2015

winners and losers are, and although there is no law giving the media, TV media in particular, anything like that kind of power, but what media will say so?

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