The Full “Debate”
A special election for the United States Senate in Alabama is scheduled for December 12, 2017, to fill a seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Republican candidate Roy Moore says there’s no need to debate the Democratic candidate Doug Jones.
In lieu of a debate, co-creators Joe Salvatore and Keith R. Huff selected media clips from both candidates representing issues important to the state of Alabama and the nation at large and arranged them into a transcribed, scored performance script.
Actor Ryan Conarro then conducted an intensive study of the script and media clips, and he performs them verbatim using Moore’s and Jones’ original words, speech patterns, gestures, and movements.
The experiment asks viewers to consider the following:
What happens to your perception of the candidates’ positions on an issue when another body inhabits their words and gestures?
Does this affect your opinion about which candidate should be elected to fill the U.S. Senate seat for Alabama?
Opening Statements
Source Material:
November 8, 2017:
Roy Moore says no need to debate Doug Jones / WVTM 13 News
September 27, 2017:
MSNBC Interview, Chuck Todd and Doug Jones
Guns & the 2nd Amendment
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September 27, 2017:
MSNBC Interview, Chuck Todd and Doug Jones
September 25, 2017:
AMAZING: Judge Roy Moore Speech at Alabama will Leave you SPEECHLESS!!!
Abortion
Source Material:
July 12, 2015
AL Chief Justice Roy Moore’s “Operation Save America” Speech
September 27, 2017
MSNBC Interview, Chuck Todd and Doug Jones
Transgender Issues
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October 23, 2017:
Doug Jones commits political suicide in Alabama Senate Race!
September 22, 2017:
Full Debate Roy Moore vs Luther Strange Alabama Senate 2017
Closing Statements
Source Material:
July 12, 2015:
AL Chief Justice Roy Moore’s “Operation Save America” Speech
November 14, 2017:
Doug Jones On Opponent Roy Moore: He Is ‘Not Qualified To Be A United States Senator’ / NBC News
