WHY NOT A REAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DEBATE?
ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE HAD TO ENDURE THE QUADRENNIAL debate over the presidential debates. Every four years the leading candidates’ managers attempt to select a debate format perceived as being the most favorable for their side. From 1976 through 1984 the League of Women Voters acted as organizer and manager of the debates, selecting the moderators. Both major par-ties agreed to this, and a number of encounters were arranged.
