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Ron Martz: A rigged debate farce
Parties not only chose unpopular candidates, they conspire to keep third-party hopefuls off the stag
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first presidential debate Sept. 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. They meet again Sunday night, but is the format the best forum for discussion of issues without other candidates invited to take part? - photo by Mary Altaffer
The second presidential debate is scheduled for tonight and I am going to enjoy missing it just as much as I enjoyed missing the first one, and will undoubtedly enjoy missing the third one Oct. 19. It’s not that I don’t care about the presidential race or politics or the future of this country. It’s that I care too much to subject myself to the farcical theater this campaign has become.