COMMENTARY | Even politicians enjoy stirring up some drama.
Rick Perry accused Mitt Romney of hiring illegal immigrants for his yard work. Romney fired back about Perry's funding higher education for illegal immigrants in Texas. Michelle Bachmann claimed that President Barack Obama has sent military forces to Libya and Africa, but failed to acknowledge Libya is in Africa. Herman Cain couldn't get off of his apples and oranges analogy. And everyone on stage agreed that the United Nations should be booted.
The Las Vegas GOP debate played out like a politically driven reality television show, and it appears that that is the intention. Viewers love the tension between Romney and Perry, and they watch intently to see who will come up with the catchiest comeback or who will present the most promising plan for how to fix the nation's woes, collectively referred to as "the Obama problem."
In my view, the real problem is that much is being said, but no one candidate is making a frontrunner impact. Sure, Romney has enjoyed some favoritism since announcing his interest in running for president, but don't forget when Perry outshined the pack and when Cain's introduction of the 9-9-9 plan proved he is a viable contender as the Republican nominee, as well. No Republican candidate has enjoyed consistent, majority support for the 2012 race.
You can turn on the television to just about any news station and hear political analysts bicker about how best to improve the economy, unemployment and other issues the U.S. faces, and which GOP candidate is most prepared to execute those strategies, but nothing compares to hearing it straight from the candidates' mouths in these debates.
Debate audience members, Twitter followers and video submitters can ask their questions live, keeping candidates on their toes in true unscripted, reality show style. And supporters will ultimately have the chance to cast their votes for the lone, surviving candidate as a last step in determining the next U.S. president.
See, it is because viewers favor the duke-it-out-until-the-end approach that Americans have come to know a list of potentials. The public doesn't like to have just one candidate to consider.
The U.S. presidential race is the original reality show and while previous GOP debates this year have hinted at that, these characteristics were most apparent to me during the Las Vegas edition. Perhaps the venue was only fitting, as the Republican presidential nomination remains anyone's game.
Tune in Nov. 9, when GOP candidates go head-to-head in Rochester, Mich. You don't want to miss the latest political drama.
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