We haven’t had a real debate in generations.
I like my idea. Stick ‘em in a room, no bloody so-called moderators, and let the candidates go at for a couple of hours.
Make it pay-per-view and we can put the prceeds toward the national debt.
Moderators are a strong negative because they try to set their own agenda—nobody elected the moderators!
If the moderator says something stupid or biased the candidates have to waste time dealing with _that_.
If we want to stop the candidates from blabbing on forever, wire them up to an electronic shock machine. When they go over their time they get a mild shock, ten seconds later, moderate shock—a minute over and they catch fire! ;-)