I'll admit that so far for this presidential election, I haven't been watching things really closely as of yet. Of course, for me that's still closer than it is for most of the population at large, but I see that as more of an unfortunate commentary on our society than any great achievement of mine. (Can't people even read the headlines?)
Anyhow, I haven't been paying super close attention yet because while it's constantly in the news, we are still a long ways away from even the first primary, let alone any conventions or the actual election. But, my campaign interest is getting a good kickstart tomorrow night with the presidential candidate debate being held live on Logo.
In case you haven't heard of it, they've rounded up some of the leading candidates in the race thus far (all Dems, unless I'm mistaken) and are having a debate centering purely on GLBTQ issues. Contrary to popular belief, this isn't actually the first such debate--there was one for the 2004 election--but it is the first one to be carried live on a national network.
Quite flatly, this is huge. It's one thing to read a candidate's responses on a filled-out issues questionnaire, or hear soundbites and read quotes after the fact. It's entirely different to be able to watch it unfold. You can tell so much more about a candidate's response seeing it happen--is it believable, does it seem thought out or an automated response, do they look like they even know what the hell they are talking about? You can't get these things from paper, and this is a rare opportunity to see their in-the-flesh reactions to issues that squarely affect the GLBTQ community.
Everyone out there, I urge you to find a way to watch. If you can't get to a TV with Logo, it's also being shown live online at http://www.logoonline.com/.
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