I am as hooked on computers as anyone, BUT:
Taking the debates off TV and streaming them is stupid beyond my understanding.
I am not going to sit for two hours at my computer to watch the debates and if I am not, you can be sure most people are not going to to.
With it on TV, people can watch while eating dinner, in a bar, as a family, etc.
Streaming it will insure most people will never see it.
I tend to think what you said is what some people want.