Is there any way we could get the presidential debates format changed?

[trotsky]

Yes, Kerry kicked ass in all three debates. He did so despite having one hand tied behind his back by the stupid rules & lights.

I think he would have smacked Junior even harder, AND - more importantly - been able to connect with voters better, had it been more of a loose back-and-forth. Or if the candidates would just sit down for an hour and ask each other questions.

Kerry & Edwards could have both freelanced into the areas that a lot of voters didn't get to see about them - like Kerry's record of fighting corporate crime, or Edwards' record of taking legitimate cases and fighting for the little guy.

The Commission on Presidential Debates is supposed to be a bi-partisan/non-partisan deal. Well OK it's bi-partisan because of their unwillingness to allow third parties to participate. But you would think this is something that would help people on their decision to vote, wouldn't you? Now that the Republicans' dunce can't run again, maybe they would buy into an intelligent and dynamic debate format?