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Sat, 10/06/2012 - 13:34 — Dave Culver
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  • Today, highlights from our "Expanding the Debate" special with the voices of all four candidates, showcasing the broadened perspectives on the critical issues beyond the Democratic-Republican political spectrum.
  • Third Party Candidates Break the Sound Barrier As Obama-Romney Spar
  • No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Submitted by Evergreene Digest Contributing Editor Lydia Howell

October 4, 2012 | As President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off for the first time on Wednesday night, Democracy Now! broke the sound barrier by pausing Obama and Romney’s answers to get real-time responses from candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party and Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party. Stein and Anderson joined Democracy Now! for a live special just miles away from the Obama-Romney contest at the University of Denver.

Many Obama supporters have expressed surprise that Romney was able to put the president on the defensive, while Obama failed to mention several of Romney’s potential weak spots, including including his record at the private equity firm Bain Capital, his vast personal wealth and offshore investments, and his recent remark that 47 percent of Americans are government dependents. Today, highlights from our "Expanding the Debate" special with the voices of all four candidates, showcasing the broadened perspectives on the critical issues beyond the Democratic-Republican political spectrum.

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No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
You’re not going to see any third party voices in tonight’s debate. The Republican, Democratic parties, who exert near absolute control over these public forums, have determined and made sure that no third party voices are ever seen on the debate stage and can challenge their dominance of our political system.
 

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