Is the televised political debate format in America broken? Candidates don’t have to answer the questions. They can say whatever they want to say with no fact-checking. What did we really learn Thursday night? 1) Joe Biden isn’t always as clear and powerful as he was at his State of the Union speech. It came as a surprise and disappointment for many.
The “debate” format hasn’t been a true debate in many decades.
That said, it was shocking how befuddled Biden was. The moderators helped him out by cutting him off a couple of times. Even when Trump raises a good point — about our shameful performance in Afghanistan and whether Putin invaded Ukraine because of Biden’s perceived weakness — his bluster destroys any intelligent discussion.
In the current format, the media follow up with fact-checking -- but look what’s happened to their credibility.
Most disturbing, though, was the candidates’ casual reference to “Third World War.” We have never had a world war fought on our soil. Americans can be so naive. They don’t take politics seriously. Perhaps that’s how we ended up with these candidates.
The “debate” format hasn’t been a true debate in many decades.
That said, it was shocking how befuddled Biden was. The moderators helped him out by cutting him off a couple of times. Even when Trump raises a good point — about our shameful performance in Afghanistan and whether Putin invaded Ukraine because of Biden’s perceived weakness — his bluster destroys any intelligent discussion.
In the current format, the media follow up with fact-checking -- but look what’s happened to their credibility.
Most disturbing, though, was the candidates’ casual reference to “Third World War.” We have never had a world war fought on our soil. Americans can be so naive. They don’t take politics seriously. Perhaps that’s how we ended up with these candidates.