and the rebuttals are given to the candidates in advance… and the rebuttals to the rebuttals are given to the candidates in advance… and so on and so on.
In fact, the candidates have pretty good ideas what the positions of their opponents are, and the nicest thing about the debates are that when candidates mischaracterize their opponents on purpose they are responded to in real time.
Hmm. What if the candidates were given the questions in advance, so they only needed to present their answers?
That’s not that far from what happens today. If a politician is asked a question toward which he didn’t prepare he just answer question towards which he did prepare.
Hmm. What if the candidates were given the questions in advance, so they only needed to present their answers?
And their answers are given to the opponents before airing so the rebuttals can be prepared at length as well?
and the rebuttals are given to the candidates in advance… and the rebuttals to the rebuttals are given to the candidates in advance… and so on and so on.
In fact, the candidates have pretty good ideas what the positions of their opponents are, and the nicest thing about the debates are that when candidates mischaracterize their opponents on purpose they are responded to in real time.
Your second paragraph explains why the events in your first paragraph are not needed.
That’s not that far from what happens today. If a politician is asked a question toward which he didn’t prepare he just answer question towards which he did prepare.
Well, we’d get some control over what questions they answer.