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Politics of debates don't seem correct

What is politically correct? This in itself is a problem when it comes to politicians and their views.

As I watched the debates on Dec. 15 as a voter, I needed to take a long look into what exactly was going on in the minds of each candidate and if they shared our interests and concerns.

According to the polls, the two front-runners were Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Several of the news people were critical of Donald Trump's views regarding many issues and one in particular regarding Muslims.

Before the debates, Pataki, Huckabee, Santorum and Graham all seemed to attack Trump regarding his proposal on Muslims. The thought came out that Trump touched a nerve regarding the jihadists.

Each of the nine remaining candidates had 75 seconds to answer questions from Wolf Blitzer and 30 seconds for a response. For awhile it began calmly and then many of the candidates pointed fingers and remarks at Mr. Trump.

The entire debate, which was over two hours, hinged on what to do about ISIS and how did the we slip up on what occurred in San Bernadino and elsewhere. I asked myself watching the debates if these candidates were adults or children, because they could not contain themselves as responsible adults.

Arguing and outright fighting is not the answer to our problems. We need to be accountable for our actions whether good or bad and take on the toughest problems.

Thank God, this is the last debate for this year and hopefully our new year will begin politically correct.

Sylvia Abercrombie

Round Lake Beach

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