Last night was the last debate of the presidential candidates this year. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debated in Philadelphia. If you didn't actually hear the debate but followed the discussion about the debate in the media, you'd think that the debate was very poorly run and very anti-Obama - and it would probably make you angry. (The progressive media are still very biased for Obama.) I didn't watch it last night but heard it on KUOW (radio) today. I did not think it was bad. Yes, they did talk about scandals and missteps, but I think it's all good practice for the fall. This time Obama got more attention from the moderators - he is the front-runner after all. He had to answer questions about what he had said before about "bitter" people clinging to "guns and religion". What's wrong with that? Everyone has to answer tough questions now and then.
Hillary had the best moment when she said that the republicans should not even run this time because they've performed so poorly in the last 7 years; they should just concede to the democrats. Nice idea!
Julian Zelizer writes about last night's debate, that we get what we deserve. The politics have been going down hill for decades in America, hence the debates are what they are without real substance. But you can't just blame ABC for that.
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Julian Zelizer
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