tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102130152227895939.post6062324856588851652..comments2023-10-24T09:02:31.934-04:00Comments on Put Peace in the White House in 2008: Hillary Clinton and John Edwards want to muzzle lower funded candidates.Darrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04296236506410596129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102130152227895939.post-3037414253318663132007-07-19T21:41:00.000-04:002007-07-19T21:41:00.000-04:00From what I've read, the discussion is being taken...From what I've read, the discussion is being taken completely out of context. I don't know about Sen. Clinton, but what I've heard is that Sen. Edwards was not trying to exclude any of the candidates, but to try and find a format where the issues can be seriously discussed.<BR/><BR/>The debates so far have been abysmal, IMHO. No one has been given a chance to really go into detail about their positions. Part of that is because they try too many people in too little time.<BR/><BR/>An hour debate with split between nine candidates and a moderator means that each candidate only gets six minutes. Six minutes isn't enough time for any of the candidates to get their message out.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, most people won't spend two or three hours watching a single debate.<BR/><BR/>So, a better format is called for. My sense is that breaking the debates into discussions with only a couple candidates per debate is a better format.<BR/><BR/>This is a separate issue from each candidate getting equal time. Even with the debate format as it is, they don't. This is illustrated very well with Chris Dodd's Debate Clock. <BR/><BR/>http://chrisdodd.com/node/1377<BR/><BR/>So, there are a few different problems that need to be addressed.<BR/><BR/>Making sure that all the candidates get an equal amount of time.<BR/><BR/>Making sure that the format makes it possible for each candidate to really get their message out.<BR/><BR/>One final thing, I think some of the candidates hurt themselves by repeating the media story by focusing on their role as 'lower tier' candidates.Aldon Hyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527868669926331034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102130152227895939.post-31074710701427934302007-07-18T20:14:00.000-04:002007-07-18T20:14:00.000-04:00Thanks for calling attention to this anti-democrat...Thanks for calling attention to this anti-democratic Act.<BR/><BR/>Have you heard about the One Million Blogs for Peace campaign?<BR/><BR/>http://bluepyramid.org/peace/libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102130152227895939.post-61321431540323881402007-07-13T16:26:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:26:00.000-04:00Today, I'm with your guy. Even though I myself ca...Today, I'm with your guy. Even though I myself can be dismissive of Gravel and Kucinich (as a Biden backer there aren't many choices of people even lower in the polls than my guy), I still think they're good to have in the debates and fora because they rightfully challenge the other, resting-on-their-millions candidates on the important issues. Even Gravel, that wacky old so-and-so, was right, for example, to demand Obama clarify his remarks that implied military aggression toward Iran. <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you guys; I hope we all in the "lower tier" can hang in there against the moneybags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com