Commentary
Presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy on March 8 tweeted the following:
“I’m calling on @GOPChairwoman and @GOP to *immediately* announce the debate stage criteria. Don’t hide the ball. Don’t do what @DNC tried to do to @BernieSanders in 2015.  I’m starting to learn how corrupt the process is & I won’t play along.”
Fighting words! On the face of it, Ramaswamy is just trying to call attention to his long-shot, although intriguing, candidacy. Normal behavior in such a situation.
But beneath the surface, there is a truth many of us realize—the level of American political debate is downright atrocious, not to mention the candor. We’re a long way from Lincoln–Douglas….