In America’s political turf, is there room for leadership? Not really. A President or Secretary or Senator have swarms of decision makers to analyze threats and opportunities: real or perceived. And all that is done before the Party is involved, who has its own teams of analysts to ponder.
In 1984 the former sponsor of debates, the League of Women Voters, issued this:
The League of Women Voters is withdrawing sponsorship of the presidential debates…because the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter. It has become clear to us that the candidates’ organizations aim to add debates to their list of campaign-trail charades devoid of substance, spontaneity and answers to tough questions. The League has no intention of becoming an accessory to the hoodwinking of the American public.
That’s pretty on the nose about the current situation, nearly 25 years later the debates are even more restrictive.
So, before the debating period gets started, check out the video above, get annoyed and skip the debate entirely because you’ll realize Jabba the Hutt: The Early Years is a better waste of your time.
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