Would the debates become more meaningfull if you only had to divide the time between 5 candidates instead of 10? By the end of the summer, there is no question the list should be culled.
Well, sure, the lists should be culled. But they should be culled by the party leaders or the debate sponsors in terms of popularity or polls, not because some self-appointed arbitrator objects to what they say.
If enough viewers or potential voters object to it, fine, then they have succeeded in eliminating themselves, and that’s another story.