Should Fetterman debate?

Allentown Morning Call columnist Muschick has criticized Fetterman for agreeing to only one debate with Oz.  Muschick should know that candidate debates are useless.  If you are swayed by something said in a debate–a gaffe or a mistake–you probably are too dumb to vote.  If you don’t know by now whether you are voting for Oz or Fetterman, you need to pay more attention, and if you are depending on an hour “debate” to decide, you really need to think about your duty as a citizen. 

I will admit the Lincoln-Douglas debates had substance.  There were seven debates around Illinois.  Each debate featured one candidate speaking for one hour, then the second spoke for an hour an a half, followed by the first candidate for half an hour.  That was 21 hours of speaking.  I doubt if the Fetterman/Oz debate will be anything like that.

Incidentally, Mastriano, the “Christian Nationalist” candidate who thinks abortion should be illegal with no exceptions, not only won’t debate, but he also  won’t talk to reporters.  That’s ok.  I know how I’m voting in that race.