disastrous effect on august 6, not only is cnn keeping that format, but in cnn's case, the criteria they have chosen for who will make the real stage and who will be shunted to the kids table, their criteria is on track to keep carly fiorina at the kids table. in the next debate, even though she's doing so well in these early states around the country. point of personal privilege here, and i've got nothing for or against carly fiorina as a candidate, but that's ridiculous, cnn. that's ridiculous. let them all debate. if you need to break them into two heat, randomly assign them. you'll be fine, seriously. but let them all debate. the kids' table format is an intrusion into the republican presidential primary process. it's complicated, a distraction, a huge disservice to a whole bunch of candidates who do not deserve it. and right now that format is set to keep out of the debate the person running third in new