There is a problem with the upcoming presidential debates.
They are all scheduled on the same day as major sporting events. So
why is this a problem?
The problem is that it reduces viewership
of the debates and thus can swing the election from one side to the other.
Discounting the fact that people are going to purposefully miss such an
important debate, let alone three due to a sporting event, this could very well
mean that either Trump or Hillary would win depending on whose numbers are
higher at the time. Trump even went as far as claiming that it was
electioneering based on how the Democratic Presidential debates were held on
Saturdays when viewership would be lowest so as to sabotage Bernie Sanders.
Needless to say this has both political campaigns arguing on if and when
to change the dates.
Final Thought: Well I think the debate dates
should be changed and be as close as possible to Election Day as possible.
Basically keep it all fresh in the minds of everyone of what each
candidate represents. I think the debate days will be changed and both candidates’
campaigns will have a hell of a time doing so. And I think these debates
will be very fun to watch.
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