"At least the televised debates will provide some access to the public. I can see how they will improve things from a voter turnout point of view but fear that condensing five years of politics down to three short debates will somehow result in a disingenuous representation of the current circumstances in this country."
That latter point is why I've personally been indifferent to the idea of a TV debate, I suppose it has merits but I've generally never felt we should think of it as important as the US seems to give theirs. Judging a candidate on a live performance doesn't sit well with me.
Besides we're meant to be a hip country, we should be doing the debate over youtube or twitter or something, not over the idiot's lantern, that's so noughties lol.
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Date: 2010-04-16 09:53 pm (UTC)That latter point is why I've personally been indifferent to the idea of a TV debate, I suppose it has merits but I've generally never felt we should think of it as important as the US seems to give theirs. Judging a candidate on a live performance doesn't sit well with me.
Besides we're meant to be a hip country, we should be doing the debate over youtube or twitter or something, not over the idiot's lantern, that's so noughties lol.