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2016 Postmortem

Drunken Irishman

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2. It will be like every recent presidential debate we've had in the past...

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:22 PM

Sep 2012

Both candidates will be allowed to bring their own supporters and the crowd will be told they can't cheer, clap, holler, boo or make any other noise outside the initial applause at the beginning and the applause when the debate ends.

The only exception, of course, will be when they're asking questions during the town hall forum, which is generally filled with undecideds.

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Will Willard be allowed to bus in his activists at the upcoming debates like he did at Univision [View all] monmouth Sep 2012 OP

If it is like the past dsc Sep 2012 #1

Thank you..n/t monmouth Sep 2012 #3

Tickets will be prioritized for students at host universities this year, ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #9

It will be like every recent presidential debate we've had in the past... Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #2

Many thanks..n/t monmouth Sep 2012 #4

The only real answer ruffburr Sep 2012 #5

And let's not forget the ones who were bused into the NAACP. Mitt's a fraud! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #6

He did it during the Primary also JI7 Sep 2012 #7

Remember when Newt Gingrich accused him of doing just that in some of the Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2012 #8

Obama & the DNC need to do a better job with this situation next time TroyD Sep 2012 #10