Republicans Issue Long List Of Debate Demands
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The only thing they left out was the green M&Ms.
- Will there be questions from the audience or social media? How many? How will they be presented to the candidates?
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- Will you acknowledge that you, as the sponsor, take responsibilities for all questions asked, even if not asked by your personnel?
- Will there be a gong/buzzer/bell when time is up? How will the moderator enforce the time limits?
- Will you commit that you will not:
Ask the candidate to raise their hands to answer a question
As yes/no questions without time to provide a substantive answer
Allow candidate-to-candidate questioning
Allow props or pledges by the candidates
Have reaction shots of members of the audience or moderators during debates
Show an empty podium after a break (describe how far away the bathrooms are)
Use behind shots of the candidates showing their notes
Leave microphones on during the breaks
Allow members of the audience to wear political messages (shirts, buttons, signs, etc.). Who enforces? - What instructions will you provide the audience about cheering during the debate?
- What are your plans for the lead-in to the debate (Pre-shot video? Announcer to moderator? Director to Moderator?) and how long is it?
- Can you pledge that the temperature in the hall be kept below 67 degrees?
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.