The "debates" are center pieces in campaigns that have literally made a mockery of legitimate concerns Americans have with their electoral process, delivered by none other than a "reality" TV show star.

We're ignoring the fact that this is a one-candidate race, one which has "progressives" painted into a corner with the establishment, arguing for the squeaky-clean integrity of our elections!  

Shuffled safely off-stage are real concerns over equity, our role in the world, the transparency of our foreign policy, not to mention our elections, and the enfranchisement of American citizens of all economic levels---Instead we get Trump cornering the populist cant with the lofty ideas of building a wall and kicking out the "foreigners."

It's a shell game people and our eyes are still, unfortunately, on the shells and not the hands.