Today I was part of a group where we tried to make a viable game from a challenging topic: C-SPAN. We were restricted to come up with a full game in 45 minutes and here's the basics of what we got:

Rules:
- minimum of three players: Democrats, Republicans and an intermediary
- each person rolls to decide which roll they get
- the players draw a card on a political issue and are given a set amount of time to argue their position on the topic
- body language and clarity of speech are rated while the intermediary, while also using a guideline list for each party to make sure the person is hitting each key note
- surprise attacks in the form of office scandals would add to the challenge of the candidates persuading them self as the better opponent
- the game is educational -- dealing with current events and enlightening each player with the views of both sides (if they have a certain belief before the game, they are eventually put in a situation where they must argue the other position)
- the winner is deemed president