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I met the dean's list there, how about that. what did you like or dislike about tonight's show? >> well, your show is absolutely the high point of my evening no matter how bizarre the day has been, i know you'll bring us the hannity-sanity and as soon as i hear that powerful music i know we'll hear some great things. my whole family watches, an i hope you get more people on from the other side. >> hannity: okay. we had a couple of people from the other side on tonight. mr. fowler and mr. leo. you like more of a debate format, you prefer that? sometimes that gets loud and a little interrupttive...

Dislike about tonight's show and your overall grade? >> well, your show is absolutely the high point of my evening. no matter how bizarre the day's events get , i know you'll bring us the what i understand is the hannity sanity and the students. i hear that powerful music. i know we're going to hear some great things. my whole family watches and i hope you get more people on from the other side. >> okay, well, we have a couple of people on the other side on tonight. >> we did a follow on . we just had the debate with leo. >> so you like you like more debate format. >> you prefer that sometimes...

Day. any format is better than the debate format. he has slowly gotten back to, you know, the campaign trail, doing rallies where he's relatively more comfortable in that situation. he's done more interviews, one-on-one interviews where, you know, again, better for him than that kind of situation where you have 30 seconds to respond. bright lights are on you. you have to respond to this question. between now and then, that's part of the strategy. his allies, publicly are closing ranks around him, his campaign, arguing that this is not -- one debate performance isn't everything, and going heavy...

He took his time, he made his points, obviously, this debate format under the best of circumstances, i've seen a few debates in my time -- that would not agree format for anyone. but certainly not good for someone who literally just suffered a stroke. but donald valiant in his effort to try to respond. and if you really listen to what he actually said, john fetterman actually tried to answer every question that was asked of him. mr. oz was on a campaign rhetoric and actually didn't really say anything that made any difference to the voters of pennsylvania. >> well, given how he performed recov...

That material impact. so it's a very delicate situation and they are happening less. and that's one set of problems. but i think the absence of longform interviews, as well, is a real problem. we have very deep and complicated problems, dilemmas, and trade—offs that all benefit, i think, from discussion, and benefit from some accountability. and, you know, everyone here does superb interviews. and i think democracy benefits hugely when those longform interviews happen, but they're also under threat, as is the debate format. i want to understand from all of you how you try and make these form...