EP102: How to Watch the Rigged CNN Debate - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Since at least 1988, televised presidential debates have been manipulated to discriminate against certain candidates. In this episode, we reveal the way Chase Oliver and Bobby Kennedy legally qualify, and the way that Donald Trump and Joe Biden do not qualify for CNN's June 27 match-up.

We also open and expose the playbook used by the members of the Conflict Machine (political industrial complex) to influence voters and perpetuate a feeling of powerlessness. You'll see right through the rigging. Plus, we debunk the myth of wasted votes and show why Libertarians and Greens don’t "steal" votes from major parties (it's the other way around). Equip yourself with history and political science insights that will amaze and convince your friends. And if you share this episode with friends, it'll change the way they view debates forever. They'll see the rigging too!

Timeline
0:00 Theme
0:43 How to watch the debate
2:36 Chase Oliver and Bobby Kennedy Jr
3:33 In war everything is fair
4:35 Discrimination against minority parties
5:15 Duverger's Law
8:47 The Cartel of the Conflict Machine
10:25 Agenda Setting resistance
12:15 History of televised debates
15:05 The Commission on Presidential Debates
18:18 Ross Perot
20:19 Exclusion Rules
26:48 Libertarian debate history
33:22 A special creature
38:05 Good riddance Debate Commission
40:30 CNN's familiar Exclusion Rules
45:13 Calling Alvin Bragg
46:00 Free & Equal Debates
48:11 Tough love

Duverger's Law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
Conflict Machine - https://theexitnetwork.substack.com/p/the-conflict-machine-explains-our
Agenda Setting Theory - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/mental-lever/agenda-setting-theory/
Where else we covered the "Wasted Vote" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XILBvKNuMQ&t=758s
ZAP/Gary Johnson article - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/jim-babka/lessons-on-debate-exclusion/
Free and Equal Foundation - https://freeandequal.org/debates/

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