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Letter: Political debates should be available for all to watch

(Chris Carlson | AP file photo)  Democratic presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer participate during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2019.

(Chris Carlson | AP file photo) Democratic presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer participate during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2019.

Ron Overman thinks it is morally and ethically wrong to have to pay to view football games. He urges us to write our networks and congressional representatives to change this. Why are we not equally outraged that we could not watch the first two Democratic debates because we had to pay for cable to view them? I could only view the third debate on PBS. We can never have informed voting if we can’t learn about the candidates and see them in action. All political debates, be they local or national and of either party, should be free. This is what we should be writing and lobbying for, in addition to sports.

Suzanne S. Stensaas, Salt Lake City

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