There is a marked difference between the Republican "debates" and the Democrat "debate" (none of these things are really debates).
During the D-bate I actually learned a few things, such as rationales behind policy positions and past decisions, and was able to assess the various candidates' knowledge and experience to some degree.
The R-bates, however, are all about attacks on each other, hyperbolically denigrating the D's, or blaming the media. I have only the vaguest conception of their platforms, except their ideologic talking points. The prevalent GOP strategy is all about playing to the crazies - how telling is it when a party seeks to gain power by commandeering a majority of the votes of the most ignorant and delusional among us?
I agree! While watching the R-bates, it seemed like a reality show on Fox Network. The D-bates were more like watching a news program that was informative.
