I do not plan on watching either of the town halls tonight. For those who have been in a cave for the past 48 hours, Joe Biden will have a town hall on ABC tonight at 8PM Eastern time; President Trump will have one on NBC at the same time.
I've never thought town halls were useful in the best of times (and these are decidedly not the best of times). The questions are never well focused and it's way too easy for the candidates to fudge around the edges for an answer (yes--even worse than they do in a regular debate). But I think it might be interesting to see Trump's head explode when he realizes that some of these ordinary citizens will not be lobbing soft-balls at him. In the alleged town halls he has done in the past, the questioners have been chosen by his own staff and have consisted of his supporters. This time, I assume, NBC News will be picking the questioners and will be trying for a good mix of Trumpists, Biden-supporters, and undecideds (hopefully more of the last than anything).
Are you watching?
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I will not be watching. It is likely Trump’s handlers have been working to somehow “fix” who gets to ask a question. I am not one who believes networks are neutral and cannot be influenced and threatened to shape the message. No matter what questions are asked, viewers will get a crafted and homogenized answer that even MIGHT answer part of the question. As far as I’m concerned this is a waste of viewers’ time. 99% of those tuning in have already made up their minds on the candidates and are just confirming how they’ll vote. I’ll be watching Schitt’s Creek.
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