2y ago

Why do Republicans even bother with this whole farce?

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Its both useful and pretty obvious to me. The primary function of these debates is to get a temperature check on 'what the party is all about', and through this lense, we can see that they haven't moved in from misogyny, racism, and neo/facsist ideologies. They have an accountability to their voters to do so, and engagement will drive turnout. It's in their benefit to show they have some kind of value to their voters.
Frankly, I'm annoyed we're not also having a farse of a primary and debate season for Biden. It's a chance to ask questions and be critical, and anyone who says it's not the time for that is antidemocratic. Debates are one of the very few times we can hold the parties at least some what accountable for the bile they soew forth, even if only in a comedically produced and frankly, offensive to the definition of the word debate, debate structure.
We already have so few entry points into democracy in the US. Writing off this one seems ludicrous.
- Sitting Presidents are rarely challenged within the party.
  
  They should be, they need to be held accountable for their first 4 years to check if they are worthy of another 4.
  
  That's obviously not the point.
Props to the graphic designer who got the asterisk in “Democracy* 24”
- Democracy is for illustration purposes only, actual political system may differ.
  
  Terms and conditions apply. See coup for details.
It’s a pep rally to rile up the base and reinforce party talking points. Participants are also using the stage to further their political influence even when they know they can’t win the nomination. There are other jobs, and the “show” gives them name recognition.
Most of them seemed to be competing to be vice president, or just trying to ride the free publicity and up their celebrity profile for future book and tv deals.
Republicans are like school on Saturday: No class!
Because FPTP is a farce of a system, so building a farce on a farce doesn't really increase the farce-ness very much?
- Woa, you can't just say that out loud. You have to pretend the system is functional. Did you skip social studies in public school?
Everything Republicans do is performance art for trump. His personality disorders demand constant attention and they have to oblige at the risk of becoming part of the out crowd.
A lot of white Christian conservatives grew up living in a bubble, so anything that exists beyond that is scary/different and needs to be rejected/shunned for simply just existing sometimes.
Because the spectacle of the farce is all they have to offer their base.
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US politics doesn't need a "TV adaptation". It's not even "made for TV". It is TV.

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