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Some questions Republican debaters should be asked. Here's a chance to add your own [1]
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Date: 2023-08-23
As I sit here on my 12th day of jury duty, which includes a lot of hurry up and wait, I see that Ray Hartmann at Alternet has put together 19 good questions Fox News should ask candidates at the first GOP presidential debate.
No matter how Fox News hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum tackle their role in Milwaukee, Trump will almost certainly dominate the debate in absentia. The instant headlines will focus on which candidate best handled the elephant not in the room. Honorable mention will go to whoever achieved the most compelling, made-for-video-clip one-liner or gotcha moment at another candidate’s expense. So expect plenty of Trump questions. And setups for pre-programmed talking points. [...] But don’t expect candidates themselves to debate accusations of Republican hypocrisy surrounding Trump’s legal troubles. There’s no reward for reasonableness in the GOP primary because party leaders have rushed away from moderation and toward the most extreme and intolerant elements of a party that’s packed up its storied “big tent” in favor of a MAGA personality cult.
Here’s a half dozen of Hartmann’s suggested questions.
2.) The Log Cabin Republicans, which supports LGBTQ rights, is a decades-old organization that endorsed Donald Trump in 2020. Why do you deserve this group’s support in 2024?
6.) By 2045, the United States will become a minority-white country, according to U.S. Census projections. In what ways is this good or bad for the country?
11.) Women of religious faiths whose teachings differ on abortion from mainstream Christianity have argued against having their pregnancies controlled by anti-abortion laws they claim violate their faith. Do you agree?
14.) Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. Biden reversed that decision in 2021. Which path would you follow in 2025?
17.) What steps, if any, would your administration take to facilitate the establishment of ethical standards at the U.S. Supreme Court?
19.) Do you plan pardons for people convicted in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot, and if so, what criteria would you employ?
Okay, your turn. If you were on the moderator panel and tasked with coming up with questions for tonight’s debaters, what would they be? And do you have follow-up questions for Hartmann’s examples excerpted here (with 13 more at the link)?
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