2.7

1. The Democratic National Committee is now organizing the party's primary debates.

2. Depending on the day debates will have high or low viewership, but the highest day of viewership is definitely Thursday. 

3. Republicans have scheduled their debates on days with high viewership.

4. They have debates scheduled six days before Christmas and the Sunday of Martin Luther King weekend, so they sort of ignore the projected days of high viewership. 

5. She's leading the Democratic polls right now, and many believe that she will win the primary. As long as her actual competitors don't get any time to challenge her on live television, she will probably win it. 

6. Young people are less likely to be watching debates on Fridays, and more likely to be doing things. 

7. People who are support Sanders are also likely to learn about him on the internet, regardless of when he debates because of his huge internet campaign. 

8. He pretty much doesn't stand a chance, and will probably drop out sooner rather than later.

2.6 Trump and SNL

1. Trump's rivals are entitled to the same amount of screen time on NBC as he received on Saturday.

2. They can request an equal opportunity to appear on-air for free to deliver their individual messages.

3. As the episode becomes more popular and more it gets more views, so will the amount of time that the other candidates will get.

4. There are many exceptions to the equal-time doctrine, the that is most popular would most likely be "bona fide" news or documentaries. They also has the ability to decide what should be done instead of forcing broadcast stations to hand over airtime.

5. It has created a culture that makes broadcasters shy away from political candidates, because they know that they might have to allow other candidates the same opportunity, and while Trump might be good for business other candidates might not be.

6. Political debates, talk-show appearances, and documentaries.

7. They could force contribution limits, disclosure requirements, and possibly fines.

2.5 Parties vs. Media

1. The complaint was that all of the questions that the candidates were asked were not asked serious things about their ideas on policy and issues, but were rather asked questions in order to paint them as bad people/

2. The threats have been centered on cancelling the next GOP debate that would have been hosted by Telemundo. However the GOP has the media grabbing power of Donald Trump. 

3. I would say that the Ben Carson math conundrum is the one that I find the most hilarious.

4. That the media operates as if the Democrats are normal and the Republicans are strange, irregular people. The Democrats benefit from this strange questioning. 

5. They can cancel the debate with NBC and go to another station.

6. Mainstream media will almost always question the GOP more harshly and strangely.

7. They rely on the media to appeal to centrist and voters who do not normally take.

8. I don't think so. While some candidates may benefit from being the center of the media, others would not and should not be the center of the media either.

9. They would ideally have more support, and the questions would benefit them more in the long run.

10. They don't get media attention and don't appeal to the American people.

2.4 Jeb! the disappointment

1. Jeb Bush has the most endorsement, the most money in the bank, the most recognizable name, and a poll that still says hes much farther than the other real politicians in the race.
2. He has had to downsize his campaign majorly, he isn't the best politician or public speaker, and he is under constant scrutiny by the public. He also is in a bad position because Trump and Carson are so interesting to the pubic that he can't even really get more buzz than they do.
3. He is a much better speaker, and while they have similar political viewpoints, Rubio has a better way of expressing them.
4. They complain the Hillary Clinton's politics are just a repeat, but it is negated because of the fact that the Bush name has been involved with politics for quite some time.
5. Because then the Bush supporters would most likely go to Rubio and support him. This not only helps Rubio, but it helps the party and Bush himself. It helps him because he will still have the look of a politician who did what he had to do so that his party could win and that would look great in the eyes of the public.

2.3 "New Speaker"

1. Hard-line conservatives insist that the House Democrats use routine and critical pieces must-pass legislation to create a form of leverage so that ideological concessions from the White House are ensured. 
2. They think that President Obama will not compromise his beliefs just to keep the government flowing efficiently.
3. Paul Ryan wanted time with his family as well as relief from the fundraising obligations that the Speaker normally takes on. Ryan also wanted  to get rid of the ability to motion to vacate the chair so that he could do his job correctly. 
4. That he will not be able to really do his job because of the way that things have been lining up in the House. The crazier the proposals get, the more conservatives will be distanced with him. 
5. Paul Ryan will be seen as another Republican who helped the Democrats after passing a must pass bill.