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The New Campaign Strategy: Don't Debate
Original: The New Campaign Strategy: Don’t Debate
Time magazine examines a growing trend among political campaigns: avoiding debates altogether. The piece argues that candidates increasingly see debates as high-risk, low-reward events that generate viral moments rather than substantive exchanges, and so are choosing to skip them. It is prompting discussion about whether debates still serve voters and what their absence means for democratic accountability in modern election campaigns.
Why now: Debates have become a contested campaign tactic in current election cycles, with candidates weighing whether participation helps or hurts them.
Evidence
- The New Campaign Strategy: Don’t Debate · Time Magazine
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