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Presidential Election
It’s Not a Presidential “Debate”
By calling the charade a “debate”, we are denying ourselves an opportunity to be an informed electorate.
US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to stand on the same stage on Thursday, June 27 and take turns giving stump speeches. That’s not a debate. Were it a debate, they would present and defend arguments on specific issues, policy positions, and implementation strategies.For example, there is a housing crisis in the United States. So, this would be a great opportunity to compare concrete ideas and specific plans the candidates have for making homes more affordable.Instead, this will be more like an awkward press conference in which the two speakers clearly dislike one another and make snarky remarks back and forth.
Hosts, not moderators
Dana Bash and Jake Tapper will host the awkward press conference. They are billing themselves as moderators, but it would be more accurate to call them hosts. After all, they won’t be moderating a debate.The hosts will take turns asking the candidates questions about statements they’ve made or things they’ve done in the past. Unfortunately, despite…
