I dno’t think you’d get much more of an audience then is already being realized to be honest. I understand what you want, and in a perfect world it would be best, no denying it.
Alas, its not a perfect world.
It would be better TV than the current reality shows.
But I don’t think just doubling the debate time is asking too much, even from the Opry crowd. That would still leave room for all candidates.