making sure we press people, hold them accountable for the way they make decisions that impact our lives. the town hall forum is real people asking real question, but also, with the dnc s support, we can push the dnc, given the statements they have made, to make sure that this format doesn t have the constraints the debates has, but allows us to really dig deep. when reviewing the 2012 town hall forum rules, they were much more open from the debates that allowed people to have interplay, that allowed the moderator to ask follow-up questions in a way that the debate rules are really strict. when i have done the research with both parties understanding the debate rules, i think it doesn t allow for as robust a conversation and tends to support the sound bite, and we don t want that. we want to know where people stand on these issues in a deep way. maria, let me let you in. is there a problem we can t do both? why can t we do we want that