What Is the Point of Presidential Debates?
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."
Truthdig Radio airs Thursdays at 4 p.m. Pacific time on 90.7 KPFK in Los Angeles. Check your town’s listings or ask your public radio station to carry Truthdig Radio.
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.”
Hart is the activism director of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and the co-host of CounterSpin.
(Trouble listening? Download the podcast here.)
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...This year, the ground feels uncertain — facts are buried and those in power are working to keep them hidden. Now more than ever, independent journalism must go beneath the surface.
At Truthdig, we don’t just report what's happening — we investigate how and why. We follow the threads others leave behind and uncover the forces shaping our future.
Your tax-deductible donation fuels journalism that asks harder questions and digs where others won’t.
Don’t settle for surface-level coverage.
Unearth what matters. Help dig deeper.
Donate now.
Our addiction to empire is killing us. When will we recognize that this planet is big enough for every global citizen to have a patch of serenity?
Now that the Dakota Access pipeline protest has galvanized the Native American community, the Advance Native Political Leadership group wants to build a pathway to more government inclusion.
A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney denies his infamous "47 percent" remark and Eliot Spitzer weighs in on Anthony Weiner's latest round of illicit messages.
A look at the day's political happenings, including Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly renewing their gun control push and why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's catchy new campaign video against his Democratic Senate opponent is a big fail.
It’s as if they didn’t learn a thing from the 2012 elections. Republicans are on the same suicide mission as before--trying to block immigration reform, roll back the clock on abortion rights and stop gay marriage wherever possible. Why can’t Republicans learn?
The war of words between the site and the statistician appears to be escalating yet again after Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei accused Silver of getting "up on his high horse quite a lot" in an interview in New Republic.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.