CBS Democratic Debate: Live Coverage

How tall is it on that horse, Nate? (I kid … Sorta.)

Micah, If I were the Czar of Debates, I’d ban any Twitter stream, audience reaction meters, or anything like that. Not only that, I wouldn’t let the network who hosted the debate bring its pundits on afterward to tell us who won. These things are enough of an echo chamber as it is.

At least one of the people following our live blog doesn’t like it. And there’s the concept of “continuous partial attention” in the digital age, where you simply cannot process information as fast or well if you have too many elements you are toggling between.