The importance of the new Presidential debate mic cutoff

24 June 2024
Smerconish

“Being able to turn off the mic is a really powerful tool,” says John Donvan, Debate Moderator-In-Chief for the group Open To Debate. “Interruptions tend to be not in good faith….given the choice between losing atmospheric buzz and keeping the substance on track…I vote for keeping the substance on track.”

Watch the clip here: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/06/22/smr-how-to-fix-debates.cnn

 

Moderator-In-Chief John Donvan of Open to Debate

Moderator-In-Chief John Donvan of Open to Debate