 You need an interlocutor like Cabot or Hugh Hewitt, someone to set the issue, to get discussion running, and some adult conversation. Wouldn't that just be stunning? The purpose isn't victory, totally or nearly, but laying out a platform and seeing issues clearly. But life remains imperfect, and rules are made by men. And in another month or two, we'll do it all again. That's Debating Debates by Tarzana Jones.