Because they did not have phones
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Unfortunately, the question is incomplete because it does not provide what kind of debate it is referring to, or who were their protagonists.
However, we can comment on the following.
As we do not know what debate the question is referring to, lets put an example when a candidate did not provide hard data or back it up
with strong reasons and evidence.
In the last presidential election, the Republican candidate accused immigrants to be dangerous people that killed American citizens in the border zone. He told that they were a threat to America. It was a simple accusation just to enrage their followers. He did not prove it with serious data. Indeed, the Media published that there had been many more crimes committed by American citizens that immigrants. But what the candidate wanted to create was a sentiment of hate to support its platform against immigration.
There are 12 regional circuit courts, and one for the “Federal Circuit,” that were established by Congress to relieve some of the caseload of the Supreme Court, and to hear cases that are appealed from the 94 district courts.
←Click to read more about Courts of Appeals<span>Regional CircuitsFederal Circuit</span><span>The state of Missouri is within the Eighth Circuit, which also includes Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota. The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse houses the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. This means that cases heard in the district courts of all these states are sent to St. Louis when there is an appeal. The Eighth Circuit also hears appeals at the federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota.<span>To see a map of the circuits, click here to visit the U.S. Courts website.</span></span>
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The mass media is a powerful guardian of proper political behavior because audiences tend to trust the press, who they believe should inform them about government wrongdoing and provide proper suggestions. All mass media is politically important because of its potential to reach large audiences. Advances in communication, largely through the internet, have improved community access to information. Therefore the media play an important role in society as a source of information, but also as a “watchdog” or scrutiniser. ... However, the media is free to select the stories they consider important or interesting. Social media is changing the nature of political communication because they are tools that can be used to inform and mobilize users in new ways. Users are able to connect directly to politicians and campaign managers and engage in political activities in new ways.
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