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...amazing opportunity for the freshman to get exposure to the meet format for an invite and to understand how to dive under those circumstances,” senior diver Samantha Papadakis said. “Those are the circumstances that we dive under during [the Ivy League Championships...
...campaigns finally decided to show up after Florida Republicans and party strategists voiced their concern about the perception that the candidates were dissing the conservative "netroots" activists who have encouraged their side's leaders to embrace the Internet's technology and ethos. How the candidates handle both the format and the interactions with "real" people will be closely watched...
...Despite the initial reluctance to play in the YouTube sandbox, the campaigns all claim to be looking forward to Wednesday's distinctive format, in which about 40 video questions will be tossed their way, all pre-selected by CNN, which will air the forum from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. Some of those who submitted questions will be sitting in the studio audience and will be allowed to ask follow up queries, adding a flesh-and-blood town-hall challenge to the candidates as well. When the Democrats participated in their YouTube session four months ago, it produced...
...Republican candidate who was most openly opposed to joining in the YouTube format was Romney, who denigrated the notion of taking questions from an animated snowman (on global warming, naturally), as the Democrats did. But now Matt Rhoades, Romney's communications director and a man with a talent for euphemism, calls the forum an "opportunity" and says "we expect some colorful questions but also expect a substantive debate...
...watch to see what CNN chooses, and how the candidates handle a format that is certainly not their first choice. But most of all, watch for the engagement between a group of candidates who are a lot more focused on each other and the voting in Iowa and New Hampshire, just over a month away, than they are on talking snowmen and debate formats...