system in place and you guys know it well at cnn, and the terrific job that anderson cooper and others did with the democratic debate with mrs. clinton, it appeared there were adults in the room. they stayed with the issue. he was able to run it efficiently and effectively and the american people walked away feeling as if they knew more about mrs. clinton, mr. sanders and the other candidates. i don't think it's asking too much, alisyn, if you're going to put a process in place, abide by the guidelines, follow the rules and you have a moderator in place that does not allow the process to get out of control. >> yes. >> people don't want the back and forth banter. they don't want it to be argumentive. they want to learn about the issues and where these candidates stand. >> very quickly, armstrong, if dr. carson doesn't get what he wants, any these question requests, will he still show up at the next debate? >> life is about compromise, alisyn. none of us get what we want.