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Why are they so afraid of answering questions that 50% of the country is asking? If it’s such a ridiculous question, take the opportunity to give it the answer it deserve and appreciate the person that gave you that opportunity.
I get it, though, to the fascists, a question is a dangerous thing.
Because the 50% that are asking those questions are the exact people Republicans don’t give a shit about.
I would argue 50% is low-balling the percentage of people they don't give a shit about.
I'd have to guess the number is closer to 99% based on the country's wealth distribution.
The people Republicans hate, you mean. The people Republicans don't give a shit about are other Republicans.
Good for her. We are their citizens too. One has a responsibility to their constituents even ones they dislike
The DACA dodge by pence had me furious. I wish she would have just cut off their mics.
What was the question?
It was just about what to do with all the “dreamers”, the children of illegal immigrants, many of whom are adults now with jobs and families.
Pence just refused to say what he’d do one way or the other.
How dare she ask the easiest softballs possible of candidates who should have well-prepared answers to!
A woman asking men questions!!! The horror!! Woke culture has gone insane!!!!
LMFAO, I love that the "young Republicans of Iowa" is a room full of old white men.
The hero we need.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
After welcoming viewers in Spanish (the debate was simulcast on Univision), Calderón queried the Republicans through the night on weighty issues related to immigration, hate crimes, health care, and more.
Ahead of the debate, which ultimately averaged 9.5 million viewers, Calderón told the Los Angeles Times she viewed her co-moderator role as a “big responsibility to represent all of our community” and was “preparing real and respectful questions.”
She later asked former vice president Mike Pence: “The Department of Homeland Security warns that violence against LGBTQ+ people is on the rise and intensifying.
But the unsparing and frank manner in which she engaged with the Republican field prompted a wave of ferocious backlash from right-wing media figures watching back at home and one of Fox News’ own prime time hosts.
“Why did the RNC who is supposed to stand for our values allow Univision BS leftist questions?” CPAC boss Matt Schlapp asked.
The outrage incited by the journalist’s questions spoke to a larger, worrisome trend that has taken root in the Republican Party in recent years, particularly under the thumb of Donald Trump, where right-wing figures often flock to friendly outlets to air their claims unchallenged.
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What do you think you’re doing?Don’t ask them hard questions! You’re supposed to just serve them lay-ups, not anything incisive and challenging!
I'm unfamiliar with her, but good on her for asking questions that are intended to make these people give impromptu and unrehearsed answers to questions that aren't soft queries on banal bullshit.
What were thier responses?
"woke CRT is destroying America!"
Cue right wing audience applause