." WE AICERTAINLY NOT lifeless however," Frank Fahrenkopf firmly insisted last month on "The Daily Show", an American TV programme. Jon Stewart, the lot, looked sceptical. Mr Fahrenkopf leads the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a non-partisan physical body whose main objective is to plan match-ups every four years. This year his group are going to have nothing to do with all of them. In May, after signalling that he might not get involved in all, Joe Biden tested Donald Trump to debate him-- on Mr Biden's terms. Mr Trump acknowledged. The governmental candidates will take on two times. Abnormally, headlines systems, rather than the CPD, will host the encounters. They will occur months earlier than they commonly will. The 1st is scheduled for June 27th. Just how will these new setups alter presidential discussions?