But there should be a few new rules.
1) Any candidate who goes over his or her time, his or her microphone goes dead. Either that or Stephen Colbert’s pit band, Stay Human, plays over them.
2) Neither candidate will be allowed to address the other one. They will engage solely with the questioner. Any candidate who attempts this, their mike goes dead.
3) There will be no ad hominem attacks. The first time any candidate attempts an ad hominem attack, their mike goes dead automatically and they lose the rest of their speaking time for that question. A second ad hominem attack, and not only does the candidate lose their time when the mike goes dead, but their remaining time is awarded to their competitor. That will be the continuing policy for the rest of the debate.
4) Any candidate who speaks up and tries to interrupt their opponent or comment on their response, not only will their mike go dead, but they will lose the right to respond to the next question and their opponent will get their time added to his or her own.
I’d watch that debate.
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