Trending now: Joe Rogan fans have created a petition asking that the UFC commentator be considered to moderate a 2020 presidential debate. The Change.org petition currently has over 137k signers. Boo hoo. It will never happen.
- The petition isn’t about a Democratic Primary – but the PRESIDENTIAL primary – stakes are big-time high. No one is going to go with an untested podcaster.
- Sure, he has 6 million listeners and will bring in a different vibe – but he typically interviews individual people NOT panels. Different skillset. And his podcast is recorded, not livestreamed. There are no do-overs.
- He would want to blow up the debate format. Good luck with that. The conservative Commission on Presidential Debates will go crazy (just look at the last three cycles).
- Finally, the DNC is getting alot of heat for making the Democratic Debates more of a reality game show. And Joe Rogan would fuel that fire!
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