This kind of issue will come up again toward the end of the campaign. If any Democrat or Republican really cared about the public’s interest in the bipartisan (and I say that with sadness) CPD-sponsored “debates” they would condition their appearance on something that would include more candidates (perhaps inviting all presidential candidates that had a mathematical chance of winning the presidency according to electoral college votes, perhaps something else that didn’t give corporate media veto power). They don’t dare adopt any standard that leaves them with less control to exclude candidates (and therefore avoid uncomfortable issues). In the past the public wanted to see real debates with Nader and Buchanan, not just the Democrats/Republicans who bring us coordinated press gatherings (I refer you to OpenDebates.org for more detail of the problem of CPD’s so-called “debates”).

And as a bonus, he isn’t Hillary!

Because the presidential debates aren’t a government activity. They’re held by a private organization, specifically set up by the major parties to keep alternative candidates from getting attention.