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The Biggest Joke on Television Right Now: The GOP Debates

A friend of mine recently said that while some people have seen the Republican debates as jokes to this point in the primary season, they're anything but, and should be taken quite seriously. While I agree that, in the grand scheme of things, these debates should be taken seriously (after all, they could hold a significant impact on who the nominees are in next year's election), the debates to this point have been sorry excuses for jokes. I've watched all four Republican debates to this point, both the junior varsity and varsity debates, and as sad as it is to say, the two junior varsity debates were of higher quality than the two varsity debates. The two junior varsity debates included six and four candidates, respectively. With between four and six candidates sharing the stage, this allowed each significant air-time to provide a clearer picture of who they were and what they stood for to the viewing audience. Not only that, but with just four to six candidates on stage,...