GOP debates can't escape being pseudo-events
At the Republican debates, cameras turn on, the press shows up, the candidates appear on stage. But it's all tangential to what's really taking place.
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At the Republican debates, cameras turn on, the press shows up, the candidates appear on stage. But it's all tangential to what's really taking place.
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