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Think presidential debates are dull? Thank 1950s TV game shows

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
Host Jack Barry, middle, is flanked by contestants on '21,' a 1950s TV game show.Orlando Fernandez/New York World-Telegram and Sun/Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons

Televised political debates continue to disappoint viewers and critics. Sometimes they even frustrate the participants themselves.

That’s because, since their inception,...

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