What Is the Point of Presidential Debates?

Posted on Oct 9, 2012

AP/Ed Andrieski

President Barack Obama is seen on a monitor as photographers shoot the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Oct. 3.

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In this Web-exclusive segment from Truthdig Radio, FAIR’s Peter Hart argues that the presidential debates are little more than theater and, “in reality, they don’t have much impact on voters.”

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