[newzjunkey]

All the candidates could consider whether these debates are all worth participating in.

Having checked the latest schedule, there are now THREE debates in Nov.

There's now FOUR in Dec.

Three of those are in Iowa in span of just nine days.

January has FIVE scheduled debates.

[Rational Thought]

I know what you’re saying. I’ve believed for years that debates are not necessarily a good way to better understand who a candidate is. But, debates are part of our election system, for better or for worse.

Point remains, even a lousy debater can be coached to be acceptable. Look no further than President Bush. He was never a good debater, perhaps even lousy. Yet his performances in the general elections of 2000 and 2004 while not great, were generally thought to be sufficient.