"Additional Structure" Needed for Future Presidential Debates, Organizers Say, Amid Blowback
The Commission on Presidential Debates, the bipartisan body that organizes the presidential and vice presidential debates, has released a statement addressing the criticism of the first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Biden, and promising to make changes "to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues." "Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the CPD said in a statement, adding that it would be reviewing suggested changes and announcing them "shortly." Tuesday's debate was roundly criticized by pundits on the left and the right, as well as by political reporters, for the frequent