There will be no winner and the loser will be the American people. The moderator will not ask any significant questions, the candidates will not directly examine their opponent's answers or have any kind of constructive dialog - because back in 1998 the two political parties took control of the debate format and locked down the rules so that neither candidate can 'lose.'
It was so underhanded and sleazy that the National League Of Women Voters refused to sanction the debates or be involved with them any longer after decades of overseeing the fairness of REAL debates. They made the correct assertion that the debates are now a joint attempt to defraud the American public, put on by two political parties as a stage show rather than a real discussion of what should be done to improve our nation.
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"It has become clear to us that the candidates' organizations aim to add debates to their list of campaign-trail charades devoid of substance, spontaneity and honest answers to tough questions," Neuman said. "The League has no intention of becoming an accessory to the hoodwinking of the American public."
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http://www.lwv.org/press-releases/le...rpetrate-fraud
http://open.salon.com/blog/zacherydt...ential_debates