Debates matter. If you don’t believe me, ask Mitt Romney if he would like a do-over of his second forum with President Obama.

Debates are the only time in which we get an unfiltered view of the candidates. With the FBI folding like a cheap suit on the email scandal, these debates may be the only grilling Hillary actually gets.

In the tradition of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, the 2016 presidential debates have been scheduled for times that discourage viewership.

Hillary’s dream schedule was determined by the Presidential Debate Commission. The first two debates conflict with NFL games. Worse yet, the second debate is on the Sunday night of a three-day weekend.

Only Teddy did a better job of scheduling more obscure times. He liked Friday nights!

Trump is correct that the fix is in.

Commission defenders say the schedule was set a year ago. By then we knew the Democratic National Convention was rigged for Hillary, so it’s easy to conclude these dates were picked for low viewership of an unlikeable Hillary.

The commission’s membership is not exactly friendly to a conservative Republican who wants to build a wall. Warren Buffet’s son, Howard, is on the board of directors. That would be the same Warren Buffet who is campaigning with Hillary.

You might recognize the name of the Democratic co-Chairman Michael McCurry. He was a press secretary for Bill Clinton’s administration.

Other members include former “Good Morning America” host Charlie Gibson and Jim Lehrer of PBS. No bias there … Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jane Harmon and Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC and a Democrat, are also on the board along with Antonia Hernandez, CEO of the California Community Foundation. There’s Dorothy Ridings, president of the Changing Foundation, formerly of the League of Women Voters.

Of course, there are some token Republicans such as former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. Do you think she stood up for the Republican nominee or buckled to the Democrats like she did in the Senate?

The Republican co-chairman is Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. — the former Republican National Committee chairman who became a lobbyist for the American Gaming Association. Wouldn’t that make him in favor of maintaining the status quo?

Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth and former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels are clearly outnumbered.

It’s time to abolish the Debate Commission. Actually, it’s long overdue.