First of all, these are not “debates.” They are joint press conferences. Real debates would demonstrate some weaknesses in our candidates.
People watch these things for the same reason they watch NASCAR; they are looking for a wreck.
Honestly, in terms of learning anything about Presidential Candidates…these things are useless.
The real debates are the TV ads that Biden’s people are flooding the airwaves with.
My fear is that the Trump team is going to make the same mistake as in 2020 and not counter them, because they probably assume nobody watches network TV anymore.