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minus-squareitsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down1·6 months agoIts been at least 10 years since I’ve watched one. They dont even answer the questions that are asked.
minus-squarerobotemoji@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·6 months agoCandidates go straight to personal attacks :/
minus-squaretheprogressivist @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·6 months agoSince they changed the rules where candidates are allowed to address each other its been a slow decline to Jerry Springer status.
minus-squarecabbage@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·6 months agoTen 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.
Its been at least 10 years since I’ve watched one. They dont even answer the questions that are asked.
Candidates go straight to personal attacks :/
Since they changed the rules where candidates are allowed to address each other its been a slow decline to Jerry Springer status.
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.