I'll repeat my point that your facts are off somewhat. As much as I hate to say this, CNN did a great series called 'the race for the whitehouse' that uses actual news clips etc. from past elections, from the primaries through the debates and elections. The debate was set up by Reagan, he proposed a 1 on 1 with Bush, which was what Bush wanted, since he was winning by miles early in the primaries and didn't want to dilute his frontrunner status by being lumped in with a crowd. Reagan brought the whole field and insisted they all be included. That's when the arguing and microphone disabling started. Reagan wasn't bushwhacked, he did the bushwhacking.