"The debate Monday night was no worse than the three previous ones and even if
it hadn’t been, having to endure two hours of talking snowmen is worth it given
the endless mileage the Democrats would get from them skipping out. “The GOP
can’t face the people, the GOP can’t handle unorthodox questions, the GOP has no
sense no fun” — it’s a PR disaster in the making. Although I’m not surprised
it’s Rudy who’s leading the way. Formats that don’t lend themselves to pat
answers aren’t his strong suit."
While the format of the YouTube debate may have been over played in terms of how new and revolutionary it was, it does give a voice to the public that it hasn't had in the past. I think that it would be a sad mistake for the republicans to skip this debate, it would be bad for the republicans and it would be bad for America. For the Democratic debate, over 3000 questions were submitted, and only about 30 were shown during the debate. Either you don't trust that 30 questions will be found that can make it a fair debate, or you don't trust CNN to select them.
I think the point is well made about the Democrats not appearing for the Fox debate, it showed a weakness on their part. If the Republicans do not appear for the CNN/YouTube debate it will show a similar weakness on their part.
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