Gail Collins mentioned in a recent column that in 1948 over 20 million people listened for a full hour to a radio debate by two Republican presidential candidates, Harold Stassen and Tom Dewey, on one topic. (She didn’t mention what the issue was, but it wasn't immigration or gay marriage.)
While I did not watch the last Republican debate, I read about it. According to Bill Press, in three hours CNN did not ask one question “on the Syrian refugee crisis, climate change, gun safety, voting rights, criminal justice reform, or jobs.”
That’s pathetic. No wonder our voters are ignorant. In the early days of computers, the term GIGO was popular. If your input was garbage, the results would be garbage. Garbage In, Garbage Out.
Fox and CNN have much to answer for.
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