More debate thoughts

I should say that I don't think the fault for the awfulness of the debates rests entirely on the journalists. Politicians are pretty good at not saying anything no matter what the questions are and no matter who asks them. I suppose the ideal forum might look something like a town-hall where audience members ask questions and professional journalists filibuster whenever the politicians try to dodge. But that would screw up this system we have which encourages famous journalists, asking predictable questions, to appear dozens of times before famous politicians, trying desperately to pivot to their stump speeches, all in an effort to create as many tabloid-like headlines as possible.