How to make presidential debates serve voters, not candidates
- Written by John P. Koch, Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate, Vanderbilt University
Voters could know more about how each of these men think.AP Photo/Patrick SemanskyPresidential debates are not debates at all. They provide candidates with opportunities to deliver their own pre-scripted messages, largely unchallenged.
Ideally, presidential debate scholars agree, these events should help voters identify which candidate they agree...
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