Third Presidential Debate Ends in Trivia Pursuit
The third Republican presidential debate was held last night in Miami. While the slate of candidates on stage represented the poll leaders in the GOP, everyone seemed to be using the same talking points, carefully crafted “facts” with a shiny veneer of truthiness, and even similar disturbing voter stories from the campaign trail. Each candidate was indistinguishable from the others based in their staid responses and repeated rhetoric. After 90 minutes of the same answers and limited candidate interaction, the debate moderator threw out the remaining questions and switched to Trivia Pursuit questions. Surprisingly, the candidates did well with the Entertainment and Sports questions but failed to answer a single Science, Literature, Geography, or History question correctly. Polling after the debate showed significant interest in having the presidential candidates compete in a series of board game challenges instead of debating the issues.