David All, Patrick Ruffini, and other conservative bloggers have created SavetheDebate.com to pressure the Republican presidential campaigns to take part in the CNN/YouTube Debate.  Democratic presidential candidates faced the YouTube generation head on in July, but Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani claim to have scheduling conflicts with the September debate.  CNN has offered to change the dates, and with the combination of pressure from conservative bloggers the debate has been reschedule for November.

 The July debate was groundbreaking because it opened presidential politics to anyone with a camera and internet access.  This debate was the most watched debate by the 18 to 34 year old demographic in American political history.  YouTube and the Web are changing American politics by bringing into the debate an entire new generation of voters. 

 The Democratic presidential candidates submitted themselves to the YouTube gauntlet and faced very difficult questions ranging from the Iraq War to gay marriage.  Voters deserve to put the GOP presidential contenders through the same experience.  Tough questions from real Americans are what presidential politics is all about.  The blogosphere along with American voters owe SavetheDebate.com a collective thank you.