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I recently watched the 1980 presidential debate between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican challenger, former California governor Ronald Reagan. The debate is striking in retrospect, not because of memorable zingers (Reagan’s “There you go again” barely qualifies), but because of a tone and tenor that today’s audiences and TV execs would find downright tedious. The members of the media panel didn’t interrupt the candidates or inject themselves into the debate.