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

1. CNN would get a huge bump in viewer ship by letting Biden joinLet's think about just exactly what this says, "huge bump." To me huge bump would mean a very measurable amount. It's very improbable that millions of Americans will decide to not watch strictly based on if Biden is in the debate or not. Those supporting him would want to see potential competition. Without a measurable difference it will not effect CNN, especially since interest in the debate is already high.2.It would allow Biden to decide whether to ultimately run or not You are correct CNN does not have to host debates, but when they choose to host a debate they then have a duty to run a fair debate between filed candidates. "This argument was to point out that Biden has an incentive to join the debate if CNN allowed him..." So exactly what does this have to do with CNN letting him on the state? Obviously Biden has an incentive to be on a national stage, but why does this effect CNN's decision to let him in? CNN does not care if Biden runs or not. Therefore, they do not care if this negatively effects him. Since he is not a filed candidate they have no duty to include him no matter how much support he has. "If the debate goes well for him that could convince him to go ahead and run." As stated in Round 1 the reason Biden is not running is "because he doesn't know if his heart is in it." A 3 hour debate will not answer this question. I'm sure Biden is confident he would do well in a debate, but just doing well in something that lasts 3 hours max will not answer the question of if he wants to sign up to be in a year long presidential campaign.3. The American people deserve to see Joe Biden in the debateIs it really that outlandish to state that you should have to be a filed candidate for President to participate in a presidential debate? "...CNN's arbitrary rules regarding admittance into the debate." Is it really arbitrary to require someone to actually be a filed candidate to participate in a debate that is for presidential candidates? If Biden is running they have given him until the day of the debate to announce that, if he needs more time then he will have to wait. "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". CNN does not have to show them their first choice if the candidate is not a current candidate on the day of the debate. If these people want Biden to be in the debate they need to urge Biden to announce before October 13th.4. This debate is for people currently running for president as of October 13thThis debate is for Democratic candidates running for their party's nomination as of October 13th. CNN is doing more than they have to by allowing Biden to decide so late and he should be thankful for that alone. "He doesn't have to test out the waters..." Then why does it matter if he is in the debate or not? Isn't one of your arguments that this will "allow Biden to decide whether to ultimately run or not"? That sounds like testing the water to me. "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." As I said earlier is it really arbitrary that CNN expects for participants to be filed candidates to participate in their debate? Is it illogical to only allow current candidates on the day of the debate to participate? 5.Allowing Biden to participate is unfair to candidates currently not polling wellAs we saw in the Republican debate top tier candidates get more air time than lower candidates on average. The top 3 candidates average 11.76% of the time, while the lowest 3 average 7.3% of the time. Adding Biden would restrict those not polling well as focus would shift even more towards Clinton, Sanders, and Biden.http://www.washingtonexaminer.com...