Resources on the 2004 Presidential Debates
ReclaimDemocracy.org web pages on the debates
* Replace Bi-partisan Shows With Real Debates (September 29, 2004 op-ed)
* Documentation of the exclusion of vital issues in CPD events.
* Print-friendly flier (2 page pdf) for a concise overview of problems with the CPD and the solution (designed for easy distribution).
* Major newspapers endorsing the Citizens' Debate Commission
* The L.A. Times' editorial endorsement of CDC
* The CDC's 2004 presidential debate schedule
* Mailing addresses of the 2004 presidential candidates who have a chance to qualify for the Citizens' Debate Commission's 2004 debates. Ask them to commit to participating in the CDC debates.
* The Citizens' Debate Commission board of directors
* Report of the Appleseed Task Force on Presidential Debates
* News report: Libertarians Win Hearing on Challenge to Debate Duopoly
* Don't Call Them Debates! -- a view from a debate coach
* NY Times op-ed by Paul Weyrich and Randall Robinson
Other websites
* The Citizens' Debate Commission official website
* Open Debates has extensive documentation of the CPD's partisan biases, corporate funding, and other problems.
* The CPD
* The Debate Advisory Standards Project
Additional resources
* No Debate by George Farah is a new (2004) book offering a detailed history of the CPD and extensively documents its undermining of democracy.
*The Debate Book by Ronald Faucheux is a how-to guide for anyone planning to organize a debate
* The op-ed "Duopoly by Design," published in the San Francisco Chronicle, is a representative example of many such articles we published with major newspapers during the 2000 presidential race.
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