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Why are the republican presidential candidates afraid of voters?

None of them are willing to answer questions in a live debate. Are they really afraid of talking off script and hearing from the constituents? What gives?

Update:

I was referring to the You tube 'debate', which while having a few oddballs was at least an unscripted conversation. Emotional or not and wackos or no, those are the voters.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Because if they answer the questions, you will know that all they want are slaves to do their will.

    But then that is my personal opinion.

  • 5 years ago

    i don't think of they're afraid. they does not % to make the attempt while they're in a position to get an even bigger aim industry on television or in a public section as additionally they gets press there. The schedules for the front runners are very tight. A video may well be detracting from precious time someplace else, the place questions may well be asked on an even bigger scale. I consider White Feather on the viability

  • 1 decade ago

    The YouTube debate was a bigger joke than the previous debates. The questions were emotional personal sob stories instead issues that influence the population as a whole.

    We should not be governed by such emotional nonsense, but cold rational examination of the facts. The YouTube debate concept is symbolic of the feelings first culture.

  • iroteb
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    If your talking about the next youtube debate(and I use that term lightly), I thought the Dem one was pretty lame...stupid questions and Kuccinich (sp?) trying to get people to text for peace..wha?

    I suspect the Repub one would be just as lame and lack just as much substance as the Dem one did!!

    BTW, there are too many candidates for a real debate...all any of them do is offer lip service and not much more; hell, they don't have the time to!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    i think the republican got everything twisted Giuliani probably the worst mayor NYC ever had and his a leading candidate his a guy that divided NYC and the guy really not a great leader but i guess if Bush won a general election why not Giuliani.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Same reason the left was scared to go to the debates scheduled on Fox news. They don't want their polar opposites in charge of the questions. And I can't blame the Dems on the Fox debates and I can't blame the Reps on the Youtube debates.

  • 1 decade ago

    wow, a lot of bitter, lazy people on here today. Hey at least the stamps are out next week.

  • 1 decade ago

    Republicans have poor stands on issues that is currently besetting the country. Thus, they are afraid of giving reals answers in a debate.

    VOTE for your choice as US President on my 360 degrees blog and know if the Republicans will likely win.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    should they say "our party really sold you out for exxon and the saudis, four more years, four more years."

    it's over hillary won.

  • 1 decade ago

    the last one was just for show I knew someone will do this there not scared they just want real questions not just questions from a snow man or a guy who thanks his gun is his baby.

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