While Free & Equal characterized it
as a “debate” I was heartened by how much agreement Jill Stein
(Green), Rocky Anderson (Justice) Virgil Goode (Constitution) and
Gary Johnson (Libertarian) expressed.
To get the basics out of the way: Last
night, October 23, at the Hilton Chicago (720 S. Michigan) in the
International Ballroom, Free & Equal hosted a debate between the
four candidates. The event was moderated by Larry King and ChristinaTobin, the founder and executive director of Free & Equal. The
format was to pose six questions submitted by social media, with
candidates each given two minutes to respond and then one minute to
“rebut”.
There will be a second round debate on
Tuesday, October 30 in Washington, DC. The second round debate will
focus on foreign policy and will include only the top two candidates.
The top two candidates will be determined by a ranked voting poll onFree & Equal's website that uses Instant Runoff Voting to
determine the winners.
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