Biden vs. Trump: Prepare for More Spectacle Than Debate
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By Carl Davidson LeftLinks Weekly, June 21, 2024 In a few days, we will all witness another round in what passes for 'presidential debates' in our time. These events have an uneven history. We can date their beginnings to the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, even though those two men were competing for their state legislature's vote to designate them as their state's U.S. senator. It wouldn't be until 1913 and the 17th amendment to the Constitution that voters would directly cast votes for this high office. However, many historians have agreed that these exchanges set up Lincoln as a presidential candidate, even though most newspapers at the time designated Steven Douglas, the incumbent, as the winner.
Biden vs. Trump: Prepare for More Spectacle Than Debate
Biden vs. Trump: Prepare for More Spectacle…
Biden vs. Trump: Prepare for More Spectacle Than Debate
By Carl Davidson LeftLinks Weekly, June 21, 2024 In a few days, we will all witness another round in what passes for 'presidential debates' in our time. These events have an uneven history. We can date their beginnings to the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, even though those two men were competing for their state legislature's vote to designate them as their state's U.S. senator. It wouldn't be until 1913 and the 17th amendment to the Constitution that voters would directly cast votes for this high office. However, many historians have agreed that these exchanges set up Lincoln as a presidential candidate, even though most newspapers at the time designated Steven Douglas, the incumbent, as the winner.