I maintain the debates should consist of every candidate who is on enough state ballots to get a total of 270 electoral votes.
But the Big Two will never agree to such a thing because they don't like it to be known there are alternatives to the Demuplicans or Republicrats.
Not sure I agree 100%. Your still denying allowing the voters a ‘view’ of those on the ballot.
Just ‘cuz someone may have the name recognition, backing or big $$ doesn’t mean they got the best ideas.
It should be an open and honest opportunity to put out ones thoughts, ideals and plans and the People are left to choose whom they want to put into office with all the information available.
My contention has always been if they let the other parties in, you’d see a mass exodus from the R&D party as most would see others are more inline w/ what they’d want, instead of what the party wants.