I’m interested in what you think about the differences between the debates in these two videos, one from 1960 in West Virginia, the other from Detroit just last night. Not in the content so much–that is the policy proposals–but in the quality and type of questions the media poses. Compare and contrast the rhetorical choices both the moderators and the candidates make. What are the differences? What reason can you give for the differences?

Humphrey-Kennedy Primary Debate in West Virginia – 1960

Republican Primary Debate in Detroit, Michigan – 2016