From CNN.COM: Just the facts, iReporters plead

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/debate.ireport/index.html


Amid all the partisan cross talk on iReport.com, one plea that keeps coming through is for presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to stop attacking each other and directly address the issues.

Students stand in for the candidates during a rehearsal Monday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.

"I would like to hear the candidates speak about real issues and stick to the facts rather than see the 'gloves come off,' " wrote iReporter Sherry Simon of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.



People always say stuff like this. But I bet most people secretly hope for fights in these things.

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1. Of course they do. Both candidates talk about the economy but the media reports only the jibes...

They report what gets them viewers. That's why they're trying to bail out McCain right now. They want a close, mudslinging contest. That's what gets them money. And they wouldn't do it if viewers were actually motivated to watch the issues.

Unfortunately, we're a nation that would rather watch candidates tackle each other rather than the problems that face us.

Maybe it's an avoidance behavior on a mass scale.