2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So, we NOW have a new Democratic debate scheduled before the Iowa caucuses? [View all]CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)and I was wrong. I thought this was a debate that was being slapped with a "Town Hall" label.
After reading further, I see that each candidate will appear alone on stage, answering audience questions.
Regardless of the format, I think this is wrong because I believe it's being orchestrated solely to help Clinton regain some of her lost ground, a week before the Iowa caucuses.
The Iowa Democratic Party is organizing this event. The head of the Iowa Democratic party is Dr. Andy McGuire. In 2007, McGuire served on Hillary Clinton's National Council of of Civil Leaders. McGuire also served on the Women's Leadership Council for Team Hillary. That Council is a group of Iowa women who are committed to electing Hillary Clinton in 2016. http://www.bleedingheartland.com/2015/01/17/three-pros-and-three-cons-of-andy-mcguire-as-iowa-democratic-party-chair-updated/
Given all of this, does anyone actually believe that the selected audience members and the selected questioners will be completely fair to all candidates?