Great points. I would love to see more long-form political debates. I'm not sure if better forums would lead to more authentic candidates, but at least they wouldn't be forced to speak in soundbites all night, trying to land rhetorical haymakers instead of making strong arguments. Cable TV assumes a short attention span, but I think voters deserve (and many would tune in to watch) more substantive debates. Political operations might assume voters are dumb, but if voters never hear authentic and substantive arguments, the only options are lame scripts or cheap demagoguery.
Great points. I would love to see more long-form political debates. I'm not sure if better forums would lead to more authentic candidates, but at least they wouldn't be forced to speak in soundbites all night, trying to land rhetorical haymakers instead of making strong arguments. Cable TV assumes a short attention span, but I think voters deserve (and many would tune in to watch) more substantive debates. Political operations might assume voters are dumb, but if voters never hear authentic and substantive arguments, the only options are lame scripts or cheap demagoguery.