Am I the only one not really bothered by the idea of an earpiece in debates even if it was true?
Like...in 2004, there were conspiracy theories about Bush using an Earpiece (cause some on the left thought he couldn't come up with those answers on his own or something).
Even if it was true (which it wasn't) why does it matter? Running the country is not actually a one person job, when you elect a president you get a whole administration with them. You're not just electing George W Bush, you're also electing Dick Cheny and Karl Rove too. Presumably whoever is whispering in the earpiece would be an important decision maker in the administration, and if the candidate thinks this decision maker has better answers, then those are probably the answers that will get implemented, so...I want to hear what the person in the earpiece has to say.
I wouldn't mind a debate format where presidential candidates could just defer answers to people in their staff. Like...if Trump gets asked an education question, he should be allowed to pull up a video feed of Betsy DeVoss if he wants and let her answer the question, if he thinks that'll actually make his administration look better. Betsy DeVoss's answer on education probably tells us more about what will happen with education under a Trump Presidency than Trump's answers anyway.
That's an insightful post. The only issue is that we're conditioned at this point to think of the presidential candidates as all-powerful "superheroes" who magically get things done by waving their hands (in a manner of speaking).
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