What was Romney supposed to do? Look like a coward and back out of the debates? If he did that he’d be 6-10 points behind like he was before the debates. Luckily Jim Leher, a liberal himself, is at least a professional and didn’t act as a filter or a 3rd debater.
The problem wasn’t the ‘debate’. The problem was agreeing to its format to begin with.
The Lefterator was bragging that she was going to hijack the process several days before. Romney’s people should have played hardball and had her replaced.
Even if her replacement was another libtard, a stand would have been taken for future precedent.