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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 23
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    2020 coverage has been overwhelmingly focused on who's in the debates, who's out, and what drama unfolded at the debates. Campaigns have had debate-centric strategies. Reality show BS orchestrated by party bosses and TV networks is a terrible way to choose a chief executive

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      1. Open the Debates‏ @OpenTheDebates Aug 23
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        This is precisely why debate invitation criteria are one of the most under-appreciated ways that the #politicalindustrialcomplex maintains its monopolistic control on US govt at all levels. Media help mold exclusionary debates, then ignore diverse voices once they're excluded.

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      1.  🥨‏ @PrettzL Aug 23
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        Can it really be called a debate if there's only one party represented?

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      1. Val Escher‏ @EscherSays Aug 23
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        In an actual "debate," each participant would be required to explain their support for or opposition to policy proposals. In what we get instead, 2 or 3 candidates offer soundbites on one issue, then the moderator switches to a completely different topic.

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      1. Ex-RINO‏ @wearealljoenow Aug 23
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        Great entertainment for us, though ...

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      1.  🕷️ 🌹 🦇Jake 🦇 🌹 🕷️ ("Russian Bot" since 2017)‏ @jake0149 Aug 23
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        And (I'm going out on a limb here) no mention of @TulsiGabbard , or why she didn't "qualify" for the next one.

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      1. Alex Hale 🕸 🎃‏ @Alexunderscoreh Aug 23
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        Is anything more American though?

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      1. Paul Lovato‏ @pauleli Aug 23
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        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q5xY0sHLoA …

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      1. Duncan Scarey  🎃‏ @DuncanCarrrey Aug 23
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        Certainly there is no way this strategy could backfire!

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      1. Earth is my home ✍️  🌎 📷‏ @Ray_Phenicie Aug 23
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        Good to have this opportunity to vote this tweet up 100%. We've seen candidates have at most 8 to 11 minutes of time to expound on important issues that affect millions of people. Reduces life to TeeVee land trivialities and fripperies.

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      1. Creepy Jeremy‏ @creepyjeremy Aug 25
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        They run it like a reality tv show and are shocked that a reality star won. They could have actual debates about policy and issues or make the candidates live together on an island.

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      2. Hero of the 7 Galaxies‏ @HeroGalaxies Aug 23
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        Tulsi Gabbard not making the next debate will suck. I know the DNC does not want her to make it, nor become popular. She is outside the mainstream.

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      1. Iowan 4 Life‏ @BeaverdaleJason Aug 23
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        More important criticism is the debates are not debates at all. 90% of the field agree on the topics discussed at the debates and at no point does the so called debates allow candidates to debate any topic.

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      1. Winsome Pines‏ @WinsomePines Aug 23
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        Improvement over 2016 when there were virtually no debates.

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      1. Maurice Thinks‏ @MauriceThoughts Aug 23
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        None of those candidates (other than probably @BernieSanders and @AndrewYang ) is truthful, they all repeat sketchy lines their campaign managers prepare for them, depending on focus groups and polls, they're ”products” for sale and they're all bad

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