We plan to liveblog tonight's "town hall" debate, cause we had such a fun time doing it last week. I won't hazard a guess on who will win the debate, but I can predict who'll lose -- the audience/the American people.
Nothing is more embarrassing than these "undecideds" asking "earnest" questions of the candidates. The naivety, the populism, the belief that their hopes and dreams somehow lie in who gets elected to political office. (see: The YouTube debates)
In the end, the audience will help enforce the worst insult you can make about Americans: that they deserve the politicians they get.
Isn't that the truth? I ask myself how, after both sides fielded a dozen candidates, these are the two to choose from. Good post.
Posted by: me | October 07, 2008 at 01:08 PM
I feel for you, believe me.
At least with parliamentary politics party leaders seldom stick around long, and are often torpedoed by their own party. Not that we don't have Personality Cults, but they're usually short-lived.
Posted by: Lee D | October 08, 2008 at 08:25 PM