Another boring debate among the Democratic Presidential Candidates is over. I say boring because there’re too many candidates, the debates aren’t competitive and there’re too many debates. The topics are limited by the time allotted. There isn’t enough time for each candidate to fully express their position on various topics. Viewers/voters must wait until the next day to discover the winners and losers. Usually there’re more than one winner and several losers.
I have some recommendations on how to improve the debate and gain more public interest (viewers/voters):
This should make the debates more interesting. At least viewers/voters would have more knowledge about each candidate.
I have some recommendations on how to improve the debate and gain more public interest (viewers/voters):
- Run the debates like an actual competitive event like March Madness. User a bracket like tennis does for Grand Slam Tournaments. Pit the highest rated candidate--based on polls—against the lowest and so on down the line. Run the debate like a real debate with a winner and loser each time. I think a double elimination tournament would work great. The debate could be judged by a panel of experts. Continue until there’s only one winner.
- Televise only one-on-one debates, maybe two or three per day.
- Limit the number of candidates to 16. That’s the number that fits nicely into a bracket.
- Spread the debates over several days.
- The final winner would be the Democratic nomination for President. Runner up could be the Vice President nomination.
This should make the debates more interesting. At least viewers/voters would have more knowledge about each candidate.
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