Regular Joes (and Janes) take over CNN

Monday night’s CNN/YouTube debate was a step in the right direction in involving the public in the democratic process. People from all over the country were invited to submit videos on YouTube of questions to be posed to the Democratic candidates. Although the questions were filtered, they were less rigid and staid than previous debates (especially “What don’t you like about the candidate to your left?”, see the answer here.) Read a recap of the debate at Slate.

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