Fair

There is a wonderful line in the musical Once Upon a Mattress: “We must think of a test that looks fair and sounds fair and seems fair and isn’t fair”. Think of that as you watch the debates of the Democratic presidential candidates. At RealClearPolitics Bill Scher concurs:

Presidential campaign debates should be fair. Everybody running for president deserves the chance to make their case to the public on a level platform.

And yet, they can’t be completely fair. Right now, there are 178 Democratic presidential candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission. They can’t all be on the same broadcast network soundstage. Someone has to draw the line.

Unfortunately, as we will see in the first presidential primary debates this Wednesday and Thursday, the Democratic National Committee has drawn a ridiculous line.

The entire purpose of the entire procedure, debates, primaries, caucuses, and all, is to allow the DNC to coronate the candidate they’ve picked while seeming to be fair and democratic.

5 comments… add one
  • Guarneri Link

    “Same as it ever was………..”

    Excuse me now, the smoke in the room is choking me……

  • steve Link

    So you think that Obama was the choice of the DNC over LCinton in 2008?

    Steve

  • Guarneri Link

    Sometimes manias take hold to all of our detriment. Obama was the pet rock of 2008.

  • TarsTarkas Link

    And I suspect an Obama might be PetRock2tm of 2020 . . . .

  • steve Link

    You guys chose Trump and Obama is the Pet Rock? What? Is weed legal now in Florida?

    Steve

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