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Originally Posted by joannej
I like the debate format better than the town hall meeting format. The reason why: Commentators/interviewers like to follow up with candidates to make sure the candidate answers questions rather than give their "bottled quotes" for an answer to the question. Town hall questioners usually do not have an opportunity to follow up with candidates. PBS Jim Lehrer is a good choice for the commentator.
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Great post....I think (I hope anyway) that everytime I mentioned the forums as my particular choice I mentioned with some kind of follow up from journalists.
I would also agree that Jim Lehrer is a great choice.'
I dont expect much out of these debates....if someone screws up it could be the end of the game and that is a shame...I hope they stucture the questions not to TRY to catch the candidates but to in fact bring out their stands !