How Presidential Debates Became Unwatchable. An Analysis
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Off-topic, crude, loud. Debates should be the pinnacle of national dialogue but they've devolved into shouting matches. Here's why.
  • itsgroundhogdayagain
    48·
    1 year ago

    Its been at least 10 years since I’ve watched one. They dont even answer the questions that are asked.

      • theprogressivist @lemmy.world
        192·
        1 year ago

        Since they changed the rules where candidates are allowed to address each other its been a slow decline to Jerry Springer status.

    • cabbage@piefed.social
      71·
      1 year ago

      Ten years… So that’s essentially two debates:

      Clinton v. Trump, 2016 Biden v. Trump, 2020

      One might be tempted to believe the problem is more with one bumbling fascist fool and the decay of American democracy than with the format as such.