The election will be but I think the debates may well be the least consequential in history. The candidates are known quantities, few voters are up for grabs and I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets low ratings given how burned out most of us are.
Can’t remember the last time I watched s Presidential debate. This is no different. What’s different this will be the agonizing bad takes by corporate media.
All three Obama-Romney debates were in October
A June debate would be nearly irrelevant before even considering any other details, and then, like you said, the other details also point to low impact