The Reason for the GOP Debate Over Debates

First Read: “While many of those demands are reasonable, there are two explanations for this ‘debate over the debates’ is happening compared with past presidential cycles. One, we’ve never seen this many candidates in one party’s field before — 14 total, 10 on the main stage, four in the undercard. And two, it’s another example of how weaker the political parties have become. In the past, the campaigns would trust the parties to control the debating parameters with the TV networks. Well, not this time.”