I would be all for one debate a week if they would have REAL debates

[Hippo_Tron]

The current debate format is a joke. The moderator asks a question, Candidate A gives a scripted answer, Candidate B gives a scripted rebuttal and they move on. And yes Hillary comes off better than Obama in this format but it doesn't mean that they are really forced to debate the issues. As Jed Bartlet put it "It's really just a joint press conference, the candidates don't need to even be in the same room."

The way I see it, Clinton wants free air time in a format that greatly benefits her. Frankly I think that format does absolutely nothing to advance political dialogue.

So here's what I propose. Have a real debate where everything is on the table and the candidates get to go back and forth and ask each other questions. This would force candidates to actually answer questions instead of just reading their scripted statements. I'm fully aware that Obama may not do so well in this format but I'm okay with that. If Clinton does indeed win debates like this, then it will really mean something.