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Bill Clinton: I think it would have been wonderful. I still think it would be great. And I'd like to see it happen in a general…

On the recordDecember 22, 1999
I think it would have been wonderful. I still think it would be great. And I'd like to see it happen in a general election. I don't think it's necessary for the voters to be for one person but think that the other person is a bad person. And I think it's very bad development in our politics. I think it's one reason that the voting percentage goes down; people think, ugh. So if there could be a way to be more and more debates, not only now but in the general election, I think it would be a good thing for American democracy. I did three last time and three the time before, but I would have done six or seven or however many. I believe in this. Candidate Bill Bradley Mr. King. You say, of course, you're supporting your Vice President. What do you think of Bill Bradley, though?
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