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I think this debate will be a huge win-win for both Cain and Gingrich and more debates like it will follow. Certainly it has potential to elevate Cain in the eyes of many.
18 posted on October 27, 2011 5:46:11 PM EDT by SamAdams76

Or the reverse could happen.

Yes, of course it could. But the reality of this arrangement couldn't be clearer - Cain and Gingrich have everything to gain by making sure they both come out as statesmen. There won't be any "gotcha" journalists moderating, and neither of these two can look good by making the other look bad. This will be about - quaint concept I know, but there it is - issues. Even more quaint, the issues will be those that separate the Republicans from the Democrats, as much or more than about the issues which may separate Cain from Gingrich.
The real winner, among Republicans, is likely to be the format itself. IMHO this is the programming format by which the Internet can best enable the Republican candidates to reach Republican primary voters outside the control of "objective" journalists. And without the dilution of candidates in which a particular viewer is not interested.

Yes, of course it could. But the reality of this arrangement couldn't be clearer - Cain and Gingrich have everything to gain by making sure they both come out as statesmen. There won't be any "gotcha" journalists moderating, and neither of these two can look good by making the other look bad. This will be about - quaint concept I know, but there it is - issues. Even more quaint, the issues will be those that separate the Republicans from the Democrats, as much or more than about the issues which may separate Cain from Gingrich.

The real winner, among Republicans, is likely to be the format itself. IMHO this is the programming format by which the Internet can best enable the Republican candidates to reach Republican primary voters outside the control of "objective" journalists. And without the dilution of candidates in which a particular viewer is not interested.

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