Opinion

John Fetterman’s Disaster Shows Why Debates Might Go Extinct

OBSOLETE?

With candidates of both parties skipping debates (or being dragged kicking and screaming to the podium), this American political tradition could be done.

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis 

Senior Columnist

opinion
102722-lewis-fetterman-hero_ndjdav
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty
Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

Senior Columnist

mattklewis

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
U.S. NewsBezos to Tie the Knot With Lauren Sanchez in $600 Million Wedding Next Weekend
Tom Sykes
MediaColin Jost Scolds ‘SNL’ Audience Cheering for Luigi Mangione
Matt Wilstein
U.S. NewsBlake Lively Pulled Out of Hosting ‘SNL’ Premiere Over ‘It Ends With Us’ Scandal
Jackie Salo
PoliticsTrump Picks Fight With Pope With New Vatican Ambassador
Amethyst Martinez
MediaScarlett Johansson Forced to Watch Michael Che Humiliate Colin Jost
Michael Boyle