As many of you may know, the majority of Republican Presidential candidates are threatening to skip the CNN / YouTube Presidential Debate. Now, regardless of your feelings about the format, it is an offically sanctioned event, and a much-desired part of the political process. I have a plan to send a message to the Republican Candidates who are currently planning not to attend the debate.
As many of you may know, the majority of Republican Presidential candidates are threatening to skip the CNN / YouTube Presidential Debate.
Now, regardless of your feelings about the format, it is an offically sanctioned event, and a much-desired part of the political process. I have a plan to send a message to the Republican Candidates who are currently planning not to attend the debate.
Now, I'm not Republican, so don't misunderstand my intent. The overall idea is really to advance this new form of engagement combining videos and social networks with the traditional presidential debate. My fear is that the Republicans are trying to put the kabosh on American social innovation.
That plan -- fittingly -- described in this video below, which I created in just 10 minutes and without a script -- ok, some retakes, but no script.
The point is to use videos to get them to participate in the process. We can also add that a recent survey says that young American voters are alienated from the Republican Party, and it's for reasons like their stance on this debate format.
Here's what I mean: