Make Presidential Debates Great Again

Ed Morrissey

Might I suggest that the issue isn't whether the nominees can speak at that length. Both of them do that already. It's whether the audience would sit still for it, physically as well as mentally. This format would be nothing more than three campaign speeches, and poorly structured to give the first nominee an unfair rebuttal advantage in the third. 

Frankly, I'd rather see the town-hall format used separately with each candidate, as long as the media outlets stop manipulating the audiences for them.