Maybe not so much question dodging as it was just dodging the issue that was being raised (his preparedness for the presidency):
“Let’s dispel with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He is trying to change this country. He wants America to become more like the rest of the world.” (Sen. Marco Rubio in 2016)
When the interviewer gives the interviewee a platform, they can say whatever they want. They don’t have to answer the question. The strategy is often to use the opportunity to say the agreed upon talking points. The question doesn’t matter, just who has the mic. The more an easily manipulated public hears the lines, the more they are likely to remember them. Eventually, repetition bias kicks in. The interviewer should just end the conversation when they do this, but they usually don’t. Maybe they need to fill the air time.
Maybe not so much question dodging as it was just dodging the issue that was being raised (his preparedness for the presidency): “Let’s dispel with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He is trying to change this country. He wants America to become more like the rest of the world.” (Sen. Marco Rubio in 2016)
Then got called out hard by Christie. Then repeated the line a third time.
When the interviewer gives the interviewee a platform, they can say whatever they want. They don’t have to answer the question. The strategy is often to use the opportunity to say the agreed upon talking points. The question doesn’t matter, just who has the mic. The more an easily manipulated public hears the lines, the more they are likely to remember them. Eventually, repetition bias kicks in. The interviewer should just end the conversation when they do this, but they usually don’t. Maybe they need to fill the air time.
Here’s an example:
https://www.mediaite.com/news/i-just-want-an-answer-stephanopoulos-cuts-off-interview-after-steve-scalise-dodges-five-times-on-whether-2020-election-was-stolen/
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