Debate Reformers Disappointed -- for Now
Washington Post, October 15, 2008
By Jose Antonio Vargas
For Americans who've participated in this marathon presidential campaign online, the televised national debates have been painfully archaic. A broad, bipartisan group called the Open Debate Coalition are working to bring the debates into the 21st Century, making them more open and accountable to the people.
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