So the republicans are trying to negotiate debate terms. Some want little things like room temp or not being shown with notes, but the undercurrent is that at least some of them or the RNC want more "republican" moderators.
My question is...why? If you are President, you are President for the whole country...and the GE debates aren't going to be just republican moderators. Given the inherent demo and Electoral College advantages Hillary will have (or any Dem nominee for President), you'd think they would want to practice against tough questions to hone and shape their best candidate for the GE (or their eventual candidate)...not softballs lobbed by folks agreeable to their views.
And no, I don't think the Dem debate should be just about liberal softballs either. I most enjoy it when they get asked, and nail a debate that raises a conservative argument, because I feel better about their chances of engaging that line of attack during the GE. So ask more socialism questions of Bernie, or more questions about Hillary's history as SoS and Senator and First Lady.
You'd think the republicans would want to hear questions about how their policies impact the poor, or minorities or women, or their plan to address undocumented immigrants that's more substantive than seal the border and get rid of them all. But apparently not, and I think if they succeed to making the remaining debates more "republican" they are only hurting themselves in preparation for the GE debates.
My question is...why? If you are President, you are President for the whole country...and the GE debates aren't going to be just republican moderators. Given the inherent demo and Electoral College advantages Hillary will have (or any Dem nominee for President), you'd think they would want to practice against tough questions to hone and shape their best candidate for the GE (or their eventual candidate)...not softballs lobbed by folks agreeable to their views.
And no, I don't think the Dem debate should be just about liberal softballs either. I most enjoy it when they get asked, and nail a debate that raises a conservative argument, because I feel better about their chances of engaging that line of attack during the GE. So ask more socialism questions of Bernie, or more questions about Hillary's history as SoS and Senator and First Lady.
You'd think the republicans would want to hear questions about how their policies impact the poor, or minorities or women, or their plan to address undocumented immigrants that's more substantive than seal the border and get rid of them all. But apparently not, and I think if they succeed to making the remaining debates more "republican" they are only hurting themselves in preparation for the GE debates.