to debate with only he wanted to only debate ronald operationen then some of those were canceled. we have had this debate over debates but it s incredibly important and whether it s the presidential commission or somebody else, somebody has to do for the sake of the public get the politicians out of this and create the best mode that the public can be engaged and informed, and so far in the last 30 or 40 years since we really started this in 87 presidential debates are one of the few modes that the public can get a real look in an objective way at presidential candidates. all right. mr. dowd, then, i want to actually read some of the rnc s requests. they want the debates to happen before early voting starts, term limits for the commission s board and a ban on any partisan political activity for the people in the commission. again, i m a mere mortal, i have never been involved in debates about debates, but when i read those three i kind of think, i don t know, they sound reasonable