people taking action
Not one presidential candidate has faced a substantive debate question about our nation’s corrupt political system. But we have the opportunity to change that during the next presidential primary debate on Tuesday, October 13th.
CNN is asking viewers to submit debate questions, and with enough public pressure we could make sure they force every candidate to answer ours: As president, what specific steps would you take to fix our corrupt political system?
Will you add your name to demand that debate moderators #AskTheQuestion?
The Question
The following is completely legal and routinely practiced in the United States:
1. Lobbyists write laws, then give money to politicians voting on them
2. Politicians take money from the industries they regulate
3. Special interests pay for politicians’ vacations and lavish gifts
4. Politicians leave Congress to take lucrative jobs as lobbyists
5. Politicians give tax breaks and corporate welfare to their funders
As president, what specific steps would you take to fix our corrupt political system?
The Campaign
Every election, Americans tune in to see the candidates give a litany of talking-point answers to the same softball, party-approved questions.
No more. We’re demanding that the moderators of every primary and presidential debate ask every candidate — Republican, Democrat, or Independent — the question. Through the first two Republican debates our question has yet to be asked, but we will continue to put pressure on every moderator and their networks until our question has been answered.
If we succeed, corruption will be in the national spotlight during a major televised debate. Asking tough questions will force the candidates to tell us exactly where they stand and give us the power to hold them accountable to their answers — but only if enough of us demand it.
Add your name to demand that debate moderators #AskTheQuestion