# WTF?!!  Why is there no way to contact the Commission on Presidential Debates?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-why-is-there-no-way-to-contact-the-commission-on-presidential-debates/258357>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 4, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-why-is-there-no-way-to-contact-the-commission-on-presidential-debates/258357 "2004-08-04T21:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-why-is-there-no-way-to-contact-the-commission-on-presidential-debates/258357/21 "2004-08-05T14:34:05Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> The two major party candidates know that they will have to remain “Presidential” when on stage for the debate. Of course, both candidates will have prepared one liners and attacks on the opponent’s record. However, both have much to lose in going too far in these attacks.
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> A third party candidate, who will pull in less than 2% of the vote, does not have such a fear. I could easily see attacks which go far and above the accepted standard for Presidential conduct.

And that is one more good reason why we the people should want to see the third-party candidates included, isn’t it? 😉

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