Presidential debates may not make a good president but they offer the candidates an opportunity to address issues of concern to the electorate. For example, a presidential debate in 2007 would have provided the nation an opportunity to confront...
Presidential debate scholars have long lamented that presidential debates are not really debates at all, but canned mini-speeches at what amounts to a joint press conference. According toauthors Austin Freeley and David Steinberg, “Debate is the process of inquiry and a...
A spokesperson responded to critics the morning after the network hosted the President Biden and former President Trump faceoff. TV News Jun 28, 2024 10:03 am By Alex Weprin You may also like This New Spiral Mixer Wants to Help You Make Pro-Grade Pizza Dough at Home ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign said Monday that the former vice president would commit to participating in three debates, and slammed a push by President Trump’s advisers for additional debates as an “effort to change the
Asked for the umpteenth time about his relative youth, Quayle said he had more experience than others who’d run for president and as much congressional experience as John F. Kennedy when he sought the White House. Bentsen, with a gunslinger’s glint to his eye, cooly responded, “Sen...
Rubio repeatedly said then-President Barack Obama "knows exactly what he's doing." "There it is. There it is. The memorized 25-second speech. There it is, everybody," Christie said at one point. Christie, who ran for president again in 2024 but dropped out before the first prim...
The rivals campaigned tirelessly throughout the summer of 1960, with Nixon inching ahead in the polls to gain a slim lead. When the season began to turn, however, so did the tables. Nixon took a major hit in August when a reporter asked PresidentDwight D. Eisenhowerto name some of his...
One of Harris’ earliest debate triumphs came in 2010 as she ran for California attorney general. Her opponent was asked about his plans to accept his public pension while still being paid a salary for a current public post. “I earned it,” Republican Steve Cooley said of the so-called...
Why it will be hard for Trump to win Wisconsin again Milwaukee’s Republican suburbs have never really warmed up to the president. That could be a big problem. Sen. Bernie Sanders is counting on proving the doubters wrong as he did in 2016 when his campaign exceeded all expectations. | Jo...
Frank McCourtis launchingan effort to buy TikTok. Mike Johnsonistransferring $4.5 millionto the NRCC. Cassidy Hutchinsonisbeing asked for more documentsby the House GOP. Scott Morrisonhung out withDonald Trump. Greg CasarandKyrsten Sinemawerethe fastest members of Congresstoday. ...