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Lost Debate

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The Importance of Pretending That You Believe Things That People Like Me Believe

Ricky Martin: If there's anything that this town hall demonstrated based on audience response, there's a plurality of Americans who still are very supportive of him. He says if you believe that he says things that are truly unprecedented and dangerous, then how do you handle that when that guy is the front runner for the nomination for Republicans? And I want to start here. John Stewart said the problem with the Trump town hall wasn't platforming or fragile siloed audience unable to be exposed to newsworthy opinions antithetical to their own. The problem was an event that was clearly negotiated to Trump's approval and owed to access.

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