The Republican Party would be foolish to go the route of holding nominee debates. All they would succeed in doing by debates is tearing each other apart. The nominees need to get together behind the scenes and decide which of them they’ll all support.
Secret ballot should be taken of all those who have declared their interest in being nominated, with the names of everyone’s second choice being counted and the one with the most second choice votes becoming the presidential candidate and the one with the most third choice votes becoming the vice-presidential nominee.
Presumably each one would not for himself for first choice, so it’s their second choices and third taken together that should be the criterion for selecting the presidential and vice-presidential nominees.
The Republican Party needs to change its approach to nominee choice. Unity and consensus are needed, if victory is sought. Not a debate circus.
Typo in my post. It should have read “Presumably each one WOULD vote for himself as first choice, so their second choice votes are what count in deciding who the nominee will be...”