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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts) Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:24 AM Jan 2020

instead of participating in these made for cable news weekly soap operas.

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I miss the days when candidates used to have debates before elections and primaries (Original Post) Snake Plissken Jan 2020 OP

When was that? brooklynite Jan 2020 #1

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1. When was that?

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:29 AM

Jan 2020

In "the good old days" there were very few Primry debates, and they weren't any different than they were tonight.

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2. Back when then the media reported the news instead of trying to script it to entertain their viewers

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:33 AM

Jan 2020

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3. They were aired on local/regional channels and questions were asked by local reporters.

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:38 AM

Jan 2020