The Problem With NATO's Rules for the Debates

John Avlon: The rules for the debates are creating opportunities to hack a system that cares too much about populist widespread popular support. If you're a popular candidate, 40,000 is no big deal, right? He says it's getting the cause and effect of campaign finance reform backwards. Avlon: By setting up these rules, though, you create all these opportunities for non-unserious or unviable candidates to hack it.