i agree with the op. it was silly and a time waster imo to have this crap in the debate. however my wife reminded me of the general populace we must keep watching the debates. this to them probably seemed funny, cute or personal and they liked it.
My choices for some of the candidates:
Romney: Goldman Sachs OR JP Morgan?
Bachmann: IRS OR Patriot Act?
Cain: FED OR Aquila board compensation committee?
[Weiner: Twitter OR Facebook?]