2 - CNN should let Biden participate in their Democratic Presidential debate even if he doesnt run

1) CNN would get a huge bump in viewership by letting Biden join "CNN does not need Biden to boost ratings. The public is already interested in the debate"The argument is that CNN has an incentive to let Biden join the debate because it would get more people to watch the debate, which is in the best interests of CNN. Therefore CNN should let Biden join the debate since they would benefit from it by getting more people to tune in, which is what CNN wants. 2. It would allow Biden to decide whether to ultimately run or not"It is not CNN's duty to give Biden an opportunity to test the water and see how people react to his campaign."It also isn't CNN's duty to have debates in the first place, yet they are still having them. This argument was to point out that Biden has an incentive to join the debate if CNN allowed him to join regardless if he has made up his mind about running or not, meaning that not only does CNN gain from this, but so does Biden himself. Being on the stage and in the debate would be an ideal way for him to conclude whether or not he wants to run ocne and for all."How would participating in the debate help him know if his heart is in for the race?"Because if the debate goes well for him that could convince him to go ahead and run, and if it doesn't then it could convince him that its a bad idea to run and that he shouldn't. 3) The American people deserve to see Joe Biden in the debate "if he does not then he should not be allowed to participate in a debate for presidential candidates"Do you not even know what is being debated right now? The debate is that CNN should amend the rules and allow Biden to be in the debate even if he hasn't decided to run or not by the time the debate takes place. You're just posting your opinion right now rather then making an argument. "CNN will not be "disenfranchising" anyone by requiring Biden to be a declared candidate"Yes they would because then nearly 20% of Democratic voters who currently support Biden over everyone else would not see their candidate they prefer to be on stage, all because of CNN's arbitrary rules regarding admittance into the debate. "This will give that portion of the population to find a second choice"It doesn't matter if you are showing them potential second choices if you're flat out denying those people the candidate that is their first choice. 4) This is a debate for people currently running for president Technically it isnt. Biden is not CURRENTLY running for president, yet CNN has still left the door open for Biden to be in the debate if he declares he is running for president, even if its on the day of the debate. I am arguing that CNN should go ahead and go one step further by letting Biden into the debate no matter what, since they already are letting Biden wait until the last possible second to have a chance to be in the debate in the first place. "By allowing Biden to participate you are giving him an unfair advantage of not going through the trouble of setting a campaign up and allowing him to test the water on a national stage."He doesn't have to test out the waters because the waters are already there and support him! 20% remember? Biden faces a situation that traditional candidates don't normally face since he has supporters but doesn't know if he wants to run. To bar him from being in the debate just because you think it would be unfair to other candidates who have gone the traditional way of announcing their candidacies is completely arbitrary and illogical. 5. Allowing Biden to participate is unfair to candidates currently not polling well"This limits the amount of time candidates will have on a national stage"There would be a total of 6 candidates... The debate will likely last 3 hours (just like the CNN GOP debate) So 3 hours = 180 minutes / 6 candidates = 30 minutes max for each candidate - time from commercials and moderators asking questions = 20 min each. That would be plenty of time for each candidate to say what they want.