The Presidential Debate was initiated during Mr. Truman's time.
Mr. Truman had a very special background. He lacked allies in politics, while the public did not know enough about him.
Unlike the candidates from political families whose fathers, grandfathers, and even entire families were politicians, the public knew very little about him.
Therefore, he had to display something unique to him during the general election. The simplest way was to "have a fight" with the other candidates.
To the public, a Presidential Debate was just an argument.
They attacked and accused each other on television, sometimes even greeting one another politely yet passionately.
Through such a debate, the public could learn about the candidates and their political platforms as quickly as possible.
Thus, by Conner's time, the debate had become a very important part of the general election, and that continued to this day.
If not for the impending Ice Age, perhaps it would have continued for a long time. Someone might even have passed legislation making it a mandatory part of the presidential election.
But the cruelest thing about this world was that there were not so many "ifs."
This was its third appearance in the Federation, and its last.
The entire debate would not last too long, roughly sixty to ninety minutes, assuming the candidates were not too hot-tempered.
The debate would be divided into three parts, with both sides jointly selecting the topics. There would be no one to give a final score, nor would there be any obvious winner.
Its purpose and value lay in conveying the candidates' political platforms and governing philosophies to society at large in a more direct way, through intense clashes.
Therefore, no one could score them, and no one could decide who had won or lost.
Conner believed that the reason