mainepatsfan — the rules are pretty strict. I watched the Dem Debate a few days ago.
The candidates have a light they watch — that goes yellow, then red. I believe they have only one minute to answer questions. They have 30 seconds for a rebuttal.
The questions have been preselected by a large alliance of news reporters.
This year, the general public will also have their questions read. I believe about 30 public questions have been selected from the MSNBC website.
I would just like to see one of the candidates say something critical about one of the others.