The media's narrative was unanimous about the debate last night. This was a tense, spirited, feisty debate among two candidates with very different views. Questions were submitted, we were told, by a group of registered but undecided voters; from those, journalist and moderator, Candy Crowley, selected questions to ask the candidates. We will never know all the questions generated by the voters, but those that were asked shared one juvenile premise: the president is supposed to be an all-knowing sugar-daddy ready to fix things and dispense favors. Given that premise, the game was fixed; it would be difficult for any candidate to explore alternative views.
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The media's narrative was unanimous about the debate last night. This was a tense, spirited, feisty debate among two candidates with very different views. Questions were submitted, we were told, by a group of registered but undecided voters; from those, journalist and moderator, Candy Crowley, selected questions to ask the candidates. We will never know all the questions generated by the voters, but those that were asked shared one juvenile premise: the president is supposed to be an all-knowing sugar-daddy ready to fix things and dispense favors. Given that premise, the game was fixed; it would be difficult for any candidate to explore alternative views.