Posted on August 20, 2008 by John Uebersax
The Commission on Presidential Debates: A National Scandal
Following up on the previous post, I did a little research on the mysterious Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which organizes the televised presidential debates.
The sordid details of this Commission supply the most tangible, unequivocal evidence imaginable that the Republican and Democratic parties are a duopoly, collaborating [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2008 by John Uebersax
Open the Presidential Debates to Third Parties!
A recent Zogby poll showed that most American voters would like to see the Libertarian party presidential candidate, Bob Barr, participate in the presidential debates.
However, the Commission on Presidential Debates refuses to allow this. They require that a candidate meet two inclusion criteria: (1) that their name appears on [...]
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