Given that a swarm of presidential candidates in both the Republican and Democratic camps have participated in several formal television debates, many voters may already be feeling election fatigue some 18 months before the big day. That should not stop viewers from tuning in on July 23, however, when eight Democratic presidential candidates will debate once again in South Carolina. The difference? The event will be sponsored by YouTube and CNN — and the questions won’t be fired by sober-faced, polite journalists; they’ll be coming from, well, anybody.
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YouTube Presidential Debates – a Sea Change for US Politics?
Posted by: Erika Morphy June 15, 2007 04:30 PMGiven that a swarm of presidential candidates in both the Republican and Democratic camps have participated in several formal television debates, many voters may already be feeling election fatigue some 18 months before the big day. That should not stop viewers from tuning in on July 23, however, when eight Democratic presidential candidates will debate once again in South Carolina. The difference? The event will be sponsored by YouTube and CNN — and the questions won’t be fired by sober-faced, polite journalists; they’ll be coming from, well, anybody.