Well if we are going to encourage cheering and booing then the rules need to change to allow all candidates more time to respond. I do not think it would be fair to candidate X if all his time was drowned out by crowd noise supporting candidate Y. I have no problem with brief polite applause if some candidate makes a point that the audience appreciates. I could do without the booing. Encouraging audience participation also gives great power to those that choose the audience, do we really want to go there?
>> I have no problem with brief polite applause if some candidate makes a point that the audience appreciates. I could do without the booing.
Are you okay with standing ovations?
I agree the audience should be well-behaved, but not instructed to be silent.