The first presidential debate is less than a month away. The debate will feature two of the most unpopular presidential candidates ever, both with record-breaking unfavorable numbers. So why won’t there be more candidates on the debate stage?

The presidential debates are the most important events in our election process. So why won’t American voters be presented with the other choices for president during these debates? The debates should give voters the opportunity to see all the candidates on the ballot, not just the Republican and Democratic nominees?

The right to vote means little unless we are all afforded the right to know who we can vote for. The presidential debates should include all candidates who are on enough ballots to be able to win the presidency. In 2016, that would mean fourcandidates in the debates, including Clinton, Trump, Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson.

The Commission on Presidential Debates should include all four candidates, not just Donald and Hillary.

 

Joshua Fauver

Vidalia resident