Do the "controlled" debates actually matter? I want unanticipated questions, honesty if you will...

[mother earth]

I want the debates open to third party candidates as well. I want the League of Women Voters back and on this. How about you?

[tularetom]

1. These "debates" are a joke

The one on Wednesday was like open mike night at some third rate comedy club in bumfuck nevada.

Don't know about letting third party candidates in, but I'm all in with canning the debate commission and turning the whole deal back over to the LWV, who don't seem to be afraid of the political parties and the beltway media.

[mother earth]

2. The neutrality of the LWV guarantees democracy in the hands of the people, IMHO.

The questions that have always been posed by real voters are the ones I want to hear...and I want to hear from more than our two-party system. Our gov't is controlled by the oligarchy and the debates that are controlled by that same oligarchy guarantee the status quo. We are in dire need of out of the box thinking and action.

[2pooped2pop]

3. I want fact checkers on each team

Throw some bullshit numbers out, they will throw them back within seconds.

[ZX86]

4. Diversity

I want a panel of people representing different viewpoints asking questions. Not one lone moderator who has spent their corporate livelihood spewing phrases like, "Both sides do it" and running videos originating from Breitbart sources.

[mother earth]

5. Shamelessly kicking for further comment. nt