Sunday, September 18, 2016
Regarding the Presidential Debates
I want to make sure I understand this: The nonpartisan commission created and run by the Republican and Democratic parties won't include anyone but the Republican and Democratic candidates in the debate because the other contenders, who theoretically could win 270 electoral votes, did not meet its arbitrary polling threshold, a gauge that is almost entirely in the hands of the corporate news media. Is that it?
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Speaking as a scientist - I think more infuriating than the arbitrary threshold is the fact that the polls that have been endorsed by the commission are not conducted in a scientific manner.
Having said that, I can't help but think that Gary Johnson and Jill Stein would do more harm than good when it comes to conveying the message about noninterventionism, ending the incarceration culture, and inequities in social and economic justice. Let charismatic people handle that one.
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