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The typical American voter has started to lose interest in this election, and have become tired of the negativity a long time ago. I mean, it's now waaaaay past thier 30-second attention span ("Gee, honey. ANOTHER Democratic debate? What's on American Idol?").
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That's not true. The ratings for the Pennsylvania Democratic debate were huge. The ratings for Clinton's appearences on the O'Reilly Show this week were double his normal ratings. The interest in the campaign remains very, very high.
I wish Obama weren't afraid to face off against Clinton in 90 minute unmoderated Lincoln/Douglas debates. For anyone bemoaning the lack of "issues", that format would be fantastic. It would be the first time in media history that candiates would have time to give a full and complete answer on an issue and then respond to challenges.
People loved watching O'Reilly and Clinton go after each other on the issues this week...two completely different political perspectives going at it hard, but respectfully. It was fun to watch. I wish they would do it for two hours and really get into the nitty gritty.
Obama and Clinton could do that in a debate without some brain dead media whore pundit like Timmy Russert asking assinine gotcha questions. I'm surprised that a "new kind of politics" guy like Obama doesn't jump at the chance for a real discussion of issues and policy.