Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: It bothers me that Harris's attack on Biden was apparently coldly calculated in advance, [View all]highplainsdem
(48,959 posts)But debaters are aware that what they're doing is THEATER -- and there were times we'd switch sides, which sometimes really shocked people in the audience who couldn't understand being able to passionately argue both sides of an issue.
What I WANT to see in an important political debate -- what I believe most people want to see in a political debate -- is something more genuine than debate-as-theater.
I want to see non-planned, non-rehearsed moments that truly reveal who a candidate is.
And I felt more than a little let down when I realized that what I'd thought was such a moment from Harris was instead something planned well in advance, probably rehearsed in advance, complete with quick tweeting of that photo...and now, for chrissake, a t-shirt.
Some people are really impressed by theater, by acting.
I had two actress roommates many years ago. Knew a lot of theater people then. I like theater as an art, just as I like debate as an art.
I want something more real from candidates I might vote for.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden