I believe Badnarik and the Constitution Party both have a legitimate place in the debates. As for the Green Party guy without Nader, I doubt he's on enough ballots to get 270 electoral votes.
If Nader isn't legitimate, the rest of the third parties aren't either. To be on the debates, candidates must be polling higher than 15%.
Agreed. I was disappointed to hear that they were banned. Wonder who made that rule? Americans have the right to hear what third party candidates have to say. Banning them from debating is unfair. Are the "two party" candidates afraid of what they might say?
I like the idea of having a minimum threshold in polling for participation.
How else can you limit the debates to any number?