On July 23, a milestone in presidential campaign history was delivered when Democratic presidential candidates fielded questions sent in via YouTube, a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view, and share video clips. On September 17, Republican candidates will take part in the second CNN-YouTube debate.Aired live on CNN, this unusual debate featured 39 serious questions -- about immigration, climate change, the voting system, even cancer.
Thirty-six-year-old Kim of Long Island, who pulls off her wig mid-question, asks in her video clip about the millions of uninsured Americans who don't have access to preventative medical care.
"What would you, as president, do to make low cost or free preventative medicine available for everybody in this country?" asks Kim.
There's something about the real-life presence of a woman fighting for her life that makes this question so much more powerful than had a third-party moderator asked it. I think this was exactly the purpose of the debate.
To watch the complete video of the history-making debate, click here.
