Primary debates have been held for years.
The first televised debate was Kennedy vs Nixon. The debate was Kennedy’s idea. Nixon lost. LBJ refused to debate Goldwater. He knew he’d lose. They were and are a Dem/liberal idea. Tell me, how many of the debates are run by conservatives? Liberals ask question of the “R’s”. How many conservatives run the Dem debates? It doesn’t take a genius to see it’s a set up. Libs control the media. IF the candidates demanded changes before they’d debate, as a GROUP, we might actually get decent debates instead of “Gotcha’s”.