Many public broadcasting stations air candidate debates. Here's a great idea that would be easy to steal. The CNN/YouTube debates for presidential candidates will be 23 July (Democrats) and 17 September (Republicans). Luke O'Brien writes:
... The debates will feature 20-30 questions culled from a pool of possibilities sent in by the American voter. ... Potential questions will be posted to YouTube's YouChoose platform, a section tagged specifically for material relating to the 2008 campaign. Questions will not be selected based on the number of views on YouTube. Nor will the selection process be made public, in order to prevent candidates from prepping. During the debates, the questions will be aired on a giant video monitor. YouTubers will be able to leave comments on the questions beforehand. They will also be able to comment on the candidate's responses, which will be posted to YouTube after the political showdowns have wrapped up. ...
Link: Wired. --Dennis
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