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Commentary Rewind: Why we love political debates

Name: Commentary Rewind: Why we love political debates
Uploaded: 2014-10-16T13:49:47-0400
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Description: In a commentary from October 2004, "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer says political debates accomplish what attack advertisements can't: they stoke public interest in politics.

In a commentary from October 2004, "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer says political debates accomplish what attack advertisements can't: they stoke public interest in politics.