Comments on: Rock-The-Debates Makes Pitch to McCain for an Inclusive Presidential Debate http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:44:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Larry West http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-361756 Larry West Mon, 12 May 2008 01:03:45 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-361756 The way to get people to watch the debates would be to have the top 10 candidates debate ten weeks before the election, with the lowest candidate eliminated each week. Think about how much money could be made at 99 cents per call. Treat it like a weekly game show and people will watch. Otherwise, this debate about the debates is meaningless. Since Simon Cowell is not a US citizen, he could be an impartial host. :-) The way to get people to watch the debates would be to have the top 10 candidates debate ten weeks before the election, with the lowest candidate eliminated each week. Think about how much money could be made at 99 cents per call. Treat it like a weekly game show and people will watch. Otherwise, this debate about the debates is meaningless.
Since Simon Cowell is not a US citizen, he could be an impartial host. :-)

]]> By: Steve Rankin http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-361653 Steve Rankin Sun, 11 May 2008 22:14:40 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-361653 I wouldn't hold my breath for the debates to feature other than the two major-party nominees. The reason Ross Perot got into the '92 debates was that GHW Bush was "dead in the water" and hoped that the debates would rejuvenate his campaign. And Slick Willie wanted Perot in the debates because he thought Perot would drain votes from Bush. In 1996, of course, Perot was kept out of the debates. Slick Willie said that he had wanted to let Perot in, but George Stephanopolous later revealed that that was another of the Slick One's lies. I wouldn’t hold my breath for the debates to feature other than the two major-party nominees.

The reason Ross Perot got into the ‘92 debates was that GHW Bush was “dead in the water” and hoped that the debates would rejuvenate his campaign. And Slick Willie wanted Perot in the debates because he thought Perot would drain votes from Bush.

In 1996, of course, Perot was kept out of the debates. Slick Willie said that he had wanted to let Perot in, but George Stephanopolous later revealed that that was another of the Slick One’s lies.

]]> By: Sean http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-361004 Sean Sun, 11 May 2008 13:44:18 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-361004 On the video it sounded like Obama skirts the issue of an open debate (http://rockthedebates.org/candidate/barack_obama) ...same with Clinton. Rock on Sullentrup. CPD needs to adjust its criteria. Hopefully there will be other debates like the CNN/YouTube debate, but regardless, the 15% poll requirement of the CPD needs to be challenged as much as possible. On the video it sounded like Obama skirts the issue of an open debate (http://rockthedebates.org/candidate/barack_obama)

…same with Clinton. Rock on Sullentrup.

CPD needs to adjust its criteria. Hopefully there will be other debates like the CNN/YouTube debate, but regardless, the 15% poll requirement of the CPD needs to be challenged as much as possible.

]]> By: Roger Grant http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-360898 Roger Grant Sun, 11 May 2008 13:05:46 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-360898 They need to include Nazi Party Presidential candidate John Taylor Bowles in that debate. They need to include Nazi Party Presidential candidate John Taylor Bowles in that debate.

]]> By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-360439 Jim R Sun, 11 May 2008 04:15:29 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-360439 Remember the debate where just afterwards John Edwards and Hillary Clinton were recorded complaining that there were just too many candidates and that they were just wasting the real candidates time, and Clinton was telling Edwards to have his campaign staff contact hers. And that moment Dennis Kucinich walks up behind Clinton, and she turns around with a very enthusiastic, "Oh HI, Dennis!". Remember the debate where just afterwards John Edwards and Hillary Clinton were recorded complaining that there were just too many candidates and that they were just wasting the real candidates time, and Clinton was telling Edwards to have his campaign staff contact hers. And that moment Dennis Kucinich walks up behind Clinton, and she turns around with a very enthusiastic, “Oh HI, Dennis!”.

]]> By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-360428 Jim R Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:12 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-360428 Couldn't any candidate win one state and finish 3rd, and then be chosen by the House of Representatives? Say 268:267:3 I think that is a more likely scenario than a minor party candidate actually winning outright. Couldn’t any candidate win one state and finish 3rd, and then be chosen by the House of Representatives?

Say 268:267:3

I think that is a more likely scenario than a minor party candidate actually winning outright.

]]> By: Glenn Brown http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-360147 Glenn Brown Sun, 11 May 2008 02:03:16 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-360147 I think up six political parties should be included in any debt. That would inclue any independents that are on enough state ballots to WIN the Presidence. I think up six political parties should be included in any debt. That would inclue any independents that are on enough state ballots to WIN the Presidence.

]]> By: Phil Sawyer http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/10/rock-the-debates-makes-pitch-to-mccain-for-an-inclusive-presidential-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-360086 Phil Sawyer Sun, 11 May 2008 01:02:15 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3286#comment-360086 Right on, Robert Sullentrup! Right on, Robert Sullentrup!

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