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| Yes | 83% | 250 votes | Total: 303 votes | |
| No | 17% | 53 votes |
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In the midst of information overload, we seem to be suffering from a dearth of information in this Presidential election cycle. All we seem to be able to access is canned, pre-p...read more
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by Dianne Lobes
As social creatures with many sensory abilities, humans, whether journalists or citizens, gather much information from another's unguarded gestures, mannerisms, facial expressio...read more
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by Music Gal
Having lived in the USA my entire life, enjoying the inherent freedoms that go along with citizenship here, I find that the easy answer to this question is, "Yes." Citizens hav...read more
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by Erin Knight
The basic principle of a democratic government is to elect a representative who will best serve the needs and protect the rights of it's people. For a voter to make an informed ...read more
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I believe that government candidates are also people with feelings. Being ordinary men, they think the same as most others do- they want the people they voted for be honest and ...read more
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by Susan1960
The truth and nothing but the truth. No cue cards, no speeches written by writers, no lies, no badmouthing your opponent, no time to think before you speak. Answer the questions...read more
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To be a democracy, by the people and for the people, requires an abundance of informed voters. The campaign seasons of hopeful government officials are notorious for an excess o...read more
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In America, we have two inalienable rights during Election periods. 1) We have the right to vote for a representative of our choosing without the threat or use of intimidation,...read more
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by Chris Wager
Political disclosure, should we trust our future leaders to have true transparency in regards to their intentions? Should we hold them to a higher standard of truthfulness and h...read more
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To hold press conferences is a practical way for anyone who wants to be a government candidate to advertise themselves. Anyone who wants to be a government candidate presumably...read more
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A government candidate is a public servant in the making.I strongly subscribe to the idea that government candidates must be required to hold press conferences to answer questio...read more
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by Lisa Davies
Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public - Absolutely! OR, should they be allowed to disclose their...read more
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by Joseph Malek
Believe it or not, I'm not aware of any politicians or political candidate running for Public Office who doesn't live in fear of encountering a reporter who has the ability to p...read more
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by Gary Allen
Today's political campaigns appear to be tightly designed battle strategies. Built to both confuse issues and conceal information. Campaign camps dole out misleading statements ...read more
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In order for the government to regain the trust of the American public, which is essential in this country. The time for closed door politics is over! In every single situation ...read more
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In a candidate's effort to win an election, the practice of politics rewards those candidates who can respond to questions without actually answering them. The purpose of media ...read more
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by Michelle Lea
Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public? My answer to this question is yes, in my own opinion. Th...read more
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by L G Hoel
Should the voters have to take a chance on electing an idiot? Yes, candidates for high office should hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public.Th...read more
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by Lynn Marie
Candidates should be required to hold press conferences and all media outlets and the public must be allowed to attend and given the same opportunity to ask any questions. In t...read more
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by Sam Miller
Government candidates should hold press conferences to answer questions from the media and public in an open, transparent and Democratic Government. One of the tenets of a demo...read more
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One of the most dangerous ideas to come with the invention of the printing press is that a writer has an absolute right to know everything about everybody. When books were diff...read more
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Freedom of the press is a very good principle, but it presupposes a degree of integrity by reporters. It is right and proper that political candidates express themselves, so tha...read more
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NO, there should be no requirement about holding press conferences, as that would be an open violation of our right to free speech and our Constitution. Let's look at what is an...read more
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I believe that candidates should not be required to hold press conferences. How many people actually listen to what is said when their shows are "pre-empted" due to a press conf...read more
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Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public, or should they be allowed to disclose their positions in a...read more
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Politicians and press conferences? Sounds like and absolute disaster. It's not that we shouldn't hear more from politicians, learn more about where the stand on certain issue ...read more
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by Diana Howard
That people should have an inherent right to information about their candidates is a fundamental statement that no one can truly disagree with. Whether press conferences, whose...read more
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by Paxus
From my perspective, forcing political candidates to hold public question and answer sessions would be utterly redundant. During the present political season, we have been satur...read more
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Americans expect and oftentimes demand much from political candidates; honesty, critical judgement, and an unwavering moral compass. Unfortunately, in today's media-driven soci...read more
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First off, who's ever really happy with the answers given by candidates anyway? Secondly, most candidates that actually run for any kind of political office aren't politicians b...read more
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Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public, or should they be allowed to disclose their positions in a...read more
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