Poll the top 5-7 topics. Go from Left to Right and give each candidate 3 minutes to talk to the subject. All mics are OFF except the speaker. Do this 5-7 times from Left to Right. If you feel you need to make a comment about your name being brought up, use part of your 3 minutes. That's it. But then it takes out the media entertainers and stars and they can't insert themselves so they don't ever do this.
Right on. They are Shams.
Game Show Format. Lose them. I hope that Fox lost their asses on these debates because they are not debates. Have a real debate, with so many minutes designated to each person to respond to questions, and a real debate moderator.