Better format than we got now.
We don't have "debates". We have the political equivalent of Survivor, with conflict being manufactured for the sake of entertainment.
"Joe, Fred said this about you. How do you respond?"
I don't want to listen to them snipe at each other. I want to know what policies they are advocating.
In all serious, the GOP should just tell the lamestream media to go pound sand. There are MANY alternatives these days.
And it doesn't need to be live, either. Each question could be sliced into a separate YouTube episode, and grouped together for easy viewing.
Plus, give the campaigns the right to compile their own "episode", bundling all of a candidates statements into a single video they can publish on their own website.
It's time to kick the "old media" to the curb. They have their own agenda, and it isn't just "making money".