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The "debates" so far...

LonewackoDotCom — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:42:38 -0400

The "debates" so far haven't featured any real questions, at least about policy matters. They've just been puffballs which generate a stock speech. My discussion of the announcement is here.

The only way to select good user-generated questions is described here. That's much different from the 10questions format, because only bloggers (say, someone who's been blogging for six months) and others with reputation to protect would do the voting. And, their votes would be public, meaning that they'd be putting their reputations on the line if they voted down tough videos or voted up weak videos.

MySpace/MTV

Michael Connery — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:36:24 -0400

Townhall style format? They'll be super smart if they take their cues from the MTV/MySpace Candidate Dialogues. Those events have thus far been the high point of voter-participation in a candidate forum.

I've blogged about them a number of times here on Tech President.

YouTube-Google Announce Presidential Forum

David All — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:00:11 -0400

Today, one of the Republican Party's fastest rising stars, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, joined New Orleans Democratic Mayor Ray Nagin to announce that they are working with YouTube and Google to "bring American voices into a forum with Presidential nominees."

Video and more after the jump.