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FREEp the 2nd Debate Questions
The Atlantic ^ | 9/26/2016 | Russell Berman

Posted on 09/27/2016 8:29:48 AM PDT by GoreFreeTN

The Second Presidential Debate Will Try Something New

Ordinary Americans will be able to submit—and vote on—questions to be considered when the candidates meet again.

Viewers unhappy with the questions asked at Monday night’s debate will have a shot to weigh in before Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton meet again on October 9: For the first time, the networks producing the town-hall style debate have agreed to accept questions voted on through the internet.

The Commission on Presidential Debates had already announced that the second of three debates would feature questions submitted online in addition to those asked by the traditional studio audience. But on Tuesday morning, the organizers confirmed they are embracing a format that a broad bipartisan cross-section of activist and civic groups known as the Open Debate Coalition have been pushing for years. Americans will be able to submit and then vote on questions online at PresidentialOpenQuestions.com, and ABC and CNN have agreed to consider the 30 most popular queries when they jointly plan the debate.

(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abccnn; debate; presidential
Here's the link to the questions for the 2nd debate. Freep the good ones.

https://presidentialopenquestions.com/?sort=-votes

1 posted on 09/27/2016 8:29:48 AM PDT by GoreFreeTN
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To: GoreFreeTN

I DO NOT RESPOND TO POLLS REQUIRING IDENTIFYING EMAIL ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE.


2 posted on 09/27/2016 8:39:54 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

That’s why I have a garbage email address for just these type occasions. I never even look at it.


3 posted on 09/27/2016 8:47:52 AM PDT by GoreFreeTN (Keep the change, I want my dollars back.)
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To: GoreFreeTN
ABC and CNN have agreed to consider the 30 most popular queries when they jointly plan the debate.

Meaning they will keep the ones favorable to Hillary and toss out the ones favorable to Trump.

4 posted on 09/27/2016 9:28:45 AM PDT by TheCipher (Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain)
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To: TheCipher

LOL! In a walk, you hit the bull’s eye.


5 posted on 09/27/2016 10:39:03 AM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education is the farm team for more Marxists coming, infinitum.)
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To: KeyLargo

“Are you having a seizure, or is just the Parkinson’s because you don’t have on your blue glasses”


6 posted on 09/27/2016 11:51:13 AM PDT by LambSlave
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