How about no moderator at all?
Put them on stage with 10 topics, 5 submitted by each Candidate. Candidates will not see topics submitted by their competitor. Any redundant topics will be replaced with a current event topic. All topics submitted and any replacements submitted made public immediately after the event.
Flow:
- Each candidate is given 5 minutes to talk about the topic
- Candidate A is allowed to ask Candidate B a question about the topic. Candidate B has 3 minutes to reply
- Candidate B is then allowed to ask Candidate A a question about the topic. Candidate A has 3 minutes to reply.
Process repeats for each topic.
No moderator would be present, only a screen showing time left and the topic submitted.
I would think such a process would become a chaotic mess. Along with topic responses, it would be telling as an indicator of leadership skills (working with Congress, world leaders, allies & enemies, etc.). In this year’s race, I would think Hillary would melt without a willing accomplice playing moderator.
And no audience, so it can’t be stacked with Hillary shills that would boo everything Trump says.