re: #8 Simply Sarah

I think that’s certainly a lot of it.

Another, perhaps even more cynical possibility is that the media groups hosting these things figure that none of the GOP base actually cares about these things.

I think it is also that none of them will say anything different. They might snipe at each other for not being anti-science enough. Cain’s 999 is a difference between the candidates. How they would tackle global warming isn’t.

Remember when they were asked about raising taxes and compromising to get budget cuts? If the audience is Republican primary voters, then asking about science isn’t going to provide any different kind of answer.