Do you think that all qualified presidential candidates should be represented on televised debates?

Question

I'd like to know what all represented parties have to say when the hard questions are asked.
We are only given the choice of Republican or Democratic philosophy on the televised debates and maybe, just maybe there is a better way to look at things, which we will never know unless all candidates are heard.

Answer 1

i agree
i dont know what the gree party thinks for example

Answer 2

I can understand and appreciate your sentiments, however, I've seen, over the decades, a HUGE difference in the quality (thoroughness, appropriateness,etc.) of the comments made by "third party candidates" and those made by democrats and Republicans, and I'd hate to see an intelligent debate degraded by every "Joe" that had the passing fantasy that they would make a good President. And it would extend the time and the cost of these televised debates so much as to make them impractical. I'm not saying that all the answers I've heard from the two parties' candidates have appeared "intelligent", more especially those made by democrats, but I can say that they have a higher demand made on them by the monies that support them, and so they go to greater extent to prepare themselves for the debates, sometimes even more than trying to make themselves prettier as John F. Kennedy and Billy Clinton did. Again, I can understand and appreciate your interests, but the size of our country and the nature of television companies and audiences makes your proposals a great deal impracticable. God Bless you.

Answer 3

"All qualified presidential candidates" is a huge number of people. how would you propose to narrow the field? there are many people out there that I would love to see in debate, but I'm not sure that an election debate is the best forum. In the 2000 election with Nader, I really wished there was a rule that required candidates to have platforms. He spoke in generalities "I would like to see a reversal of environmental damages" without giving any indication how he would do that. For Third Party candidates to be taken seriously, they need to approach the election with more practicality and less "i wish life were perfect" idealism. I would love to vote for a 3rd party, but in all good conscience I can't unless someone comes along who would be prepared for the position if he won.

Answer 4

I have some news for you..........the President of the United States is either going to be a Democrat or a Republican. Period. So there is NO REASON to televise a debate with any other party.......Do you not get that????????

No other party has the money to advertise and get the publicity needed to win an election, so it will always be one of two parties. Sorry.........

Answer 5

Third party candidates only obtain a small percentage of the actual vote on election day - they don't deserve equal time because their final results rarely exceed 10 % of the total vote. If they get n=more, they may deserve more "equal time".

Answer 6

Yes I do I think the dem's and rep's really push to be the only ones with air coverage. It works for them.

Answer 7

Yes! Hillary can mow down any grassroots that get in her way.

Answer 8

Sure,debate is healthy.

Answer 9

yes