Leaders‚ debates need transparent and accountable rules
Given their importance, setting the televised debates' rules should not be left to the ratings-obsessed networks and the political parties who have the most at stake.
In 1992, U.S. presidential candidate Ross Perot came out as the surprise winner of the televised presidential debate. Previously dismissed as an eccentric by most observers, Perot's performance in the debate propelled him from seven per cent in the polls to 19 per cent of the vote on election day...
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