Candidate debates ending in future elections?

[BlueSwan]

What makes it a waste of time is the format. There's little real dialogue. Instead you get a bunch of prepared answers to predictable questions. A looser format with time for dialogue about the issues and moderators who were willing to go into details and give the politicians the time they need to answer properly, would actually be interesting

[BlueSwan]

Case in point = Last election Sarah Palin besically rehearsed her way through the "debate" with Biden, while having very little real knowledge of the issues. That ought not to be possible, but it is with this stale format.