before the 2016 presidential elections, the League of Women Voters wants to sponsor a three-way debate among the leading 2016 presidential hopefuls Donald Trump (R), Ted Cruz (R), and Hillary Clinton (D). (This IS a hypothetical!) If Clinton declines the invitation to the debate, would a debate between Trump and Huckabee trigger the equal opportunity requirement of 47 U.S.C.§315 and entitle Clinton to equal air time?

Political debates must be established democratically. As such, all candidates who submit to the debate must have the same time and the same conditions to present their arguments and show their political vision. That way the candidate can attract support and voters. If one of the candidates decides not to participate in the debate, he misses the opportunity to state his arguments and will not have more time to do so in another situation.

In the hypothetical situation shown above, we can say that Clinton refused to participate in the debate, she will lose this time to expose her opinions and arguments. The debate would only promote the ideas of the other candidates, with Clinton's time divided between them, or excluded from the program.

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Answer:

It would not be possible

Explanation:

Although the debates included the three participants to debate, it allows to have a level playing field, for example:

-You can appreciate in a certain time the simplicity and security of each of the participants.

-It allows the three participants to present their arguments on each of the different topics to be debated.

-Allows people to appreciate which of the three candidates present with greater security and logic different points of view on a given topic