Holy shit, the amount of exclusively upper-class liberal topics is fucking unbearable in this debate. If Vance didn't bring up immigration it wouldn't have even been mentioned.
the amount of exclusively upper-class liberal topics
This was always my problem with the presidential debate format, even before bias was as obvious as today. I don't care about any of the questions the liberal media moderators ask, I never did, and I doubt most Republicans cared either, so I never understood why the parties kept doing these debates this way.
I found a transcript here. Asking GPT to give me the summarized list of questions returned this (check for yourself, I'm not vouching for accuracy of the chatbot):
Questions Asked by the Moderators:
Governor Walz, if you are the final voice in the situation room, would you support or oppose a preemptive strike by Israel on Iran?
Senator Vance, the same question, would you support or oppose a preemptive strike by Israel on Iran?
Senator Vance, according to CBS News polling, what responsibility would the Trump administration have to try and reduce the impact of climate change?
Governor Walz, would you like to respond to the Senator's allegations?
Senator Vance, your campaign is pledging to carry out the largest mass deportation plan in American history. Could you be more specific about how this will work?
Governor Walz, do you care to respond to any of those specific allegations regarding children?
The Governor mentioned that President Trump has called climate change a hoax. Do you agree?
Governor Walz, how would you pay for the proposed economic plans without ballooning the deficit?
Senator Vance, how do you pay for your economic plan without ballooning the deficit?
Governor Walz, can you explain the discrepancy about your presence in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protest?
Senator Vance, you have called Donald Trump unfit for office and stated he could be America's Hitler. Why should Americans trust that you will give him the advice he needs to hear, and not just advice he wants to hear?
Governor Walz, after Roe v. Wade was overturned, is it true that you support abortion in the ninth month?
Senator Vance, earlier this year, do you think holding parents responsible could curb mass shootings?
Governor Walz, previously you opposed an assault weapons ban, why did you change your position?
Senator Vance, how will you solve the childcare shortage, and do you support a national paid leave program?
Governor Walz, do you think Congress will agree to your childcare tax credit proposals?
Senator Vance, can you clarify how the President's tax policy will solve the childcare shortage?
Senator Vance, will you seek to challenge this year's election results if every Governor certifies them?
It then further summarized that list into 10 specific topics:
Holy shit, the amount of exclusively upper-class liberal topics is fucking unbearable in this debate. If Vance didn't bring up immigration it wouldn't have even been mentioned.
This was always my problem with the presidential debate format, even before bias was as obvious as today. I don't care about any of the questions the liberal media moderators ask, I never did, and I doubt most Republicans cared either, so I never understood why the parties kept doing these debates this way.
Because the Republican and Conservative establishment are controlled opposition who are supposed to go to debates to lose.
What were the specific topics they asked about anyway?
I found a transcript here. Asking GPT to give me the summarized list of questions returned this (check for yourself, I'm not vouching for accuracy of the chatbot):
It then further summarized that list into 10 specific topics: