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If everyone on this list got to debate, how would you structure the presidential debates? (ballotpedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Would everyone just make a video and people could watch the videos of who they liked best?

I'm guessing that would be like video dating except worse.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Must be on the ballot in enough states to win the election.

That's going to automatically cut out 95% of them.

Must be polling at least 3% in 3 statewide or national polls.

That will leave you with:

Harris
Trump
Stein
Oliver

Debates aren't about "giving everyone a voice", if you can't become a viable candidate without a debate, the debates can't help you.

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Ballot access is made very difficult by the duopoly. And, polls are basically fucked by bias.

Many of the best hypothetical solutions are based on votes. But, all of them have prerequisite of RCV.

For a more immediate solution, 5% of the GE POTUS vote puts an organization on every ballot in the next cycle. It'd be much more difficult to rationalize exclusion from debates when such a choice exists for everyone.