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'There have been many claims through the years that the Marcoses have been shut out and have not been given the chance to share their side of the story. Bongbong Marcos’ refusal to participate last night dispels those claims.' PHVote WeDecide
produced by GMA News, was watched by over 3 million people. Usually, candidates for office would be more than willing to join such an interview, since it essentially gives them minutes of free airtime which they could take advantage of by presenting their platforms, clarifying their stances on social issues, and convincing the electorate to vote for them.
From the get-go, this was obviously preposterous. And seeing as to how they repeatedly referred to a certain “belief” or perception of theirs, this may actually even be delusional. Not only had they irresponsibly called one of the most trusted media personalities in the country “biased,” they were also wrong on her level of questioning. Ms.
However, all these point out to one important strategic consideration Bongbong Marcos and his team of advisers may have weighed: that while an interview such as this offers free airtime that will let them reach millions of viewers, a candidate’s attendance and performance in a public forum such as this one could hardly have any significant effect on their actual end goal of winning the elections.
While last night’s program hosted by Jessica Soho was technically not a debate, it was nevertheless a public forum that serves the same goal. In consonance with the opinions above, the Marcos campaign said in the same statement they made yesterday that the important aspects of a candidates’ preparedness to lead, ability to govern, and capability to be president cannot be measured by his mere appearance on a show.
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