This Thursday, August 6, 2015, Fox News Channel will host two debates. There will be an early debate at 5:00 p.m. for the bottom tier candidates. The main event will be the 9:00 p.m. event for the top TEN candidates. Personally, I think this whole thing is going to be a big ole mess.

I mean really. How could this possibly work?  Six candidates, 10 candidates or, like Monday night in New Hampshire, 14 candidates on one stage in a two hour session.  Adweek.com summed it up like this.

We’ve covered the hand wringing for months now, but it is really hard to have meaningful exchanges when there are too many people on stage. Fourteen candidates appeared at last night’s event, sponsored by early state media outlets and broadcast on C-SPAN. Every declared GOP candidate was invited (except Jim Gilmore). The result was a sort of boring muddle.

Boring muddle is being very polite.  Phrases that start with cluster and circle are more like it.

So, here is my proposition.  Think March Madness and NCAA basketball.  Divide the candidates into regions with say Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio from Florida in a match up and Ted Cruz and Rick Perry in a Texas match up.  Think of the brackets?  This could give a whole new meaning to bracketology.

Winner take all in each match up.  The George Washington Bridge match up would be a debate for the ages.  Tickets would be scalped, much money would be waged in Las Vegas.  Chris Christie versus Donald Trump.  This one would be a steel cage death match and even that treasured demographic (18-35) would be sure to tune in to see.

Carly Fiorina versus Lindsey Graham as a wild card match up would be an intellectual blood bath on her side with poor Lindsey whimpering in the corner.  Dr. Ben Carson would be a match up with Rand Paul.  It could be a snoozefest or a learning experience reminiscent of an old “Firing Line” episode.

This country has some real problems.  National security, immigration, hand outs and education are just a few of the issues facing us and our future.  And, not to get too deep in the woods, but the Export Import Bank is a huge problem. No more anointed candidates.  No more party favorites.  Make the candidates earn their place on the ticket.  It won’t matter who the big money backs.

Voting by mobile carrier immediately after each match up will determine the winner.  Three votes per phone line.  The Republican Party is a diverse party with competing ideas.  Let us show the world.  Brit Hume from FNC and Stephen A. Smith from ESPN could provide color commentary.  This would be epic.  Smashmouth, hard-nosed politics American style

And, no Mr. Obama, I do not care who is in your brackets.