Democratic Debate

Thompson Stumbles Against Tony Avella In New York Mayoral Debate

New York Times | MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York


It was a perfunctory, even predictable debate question: What would be your first act as mayor? But with the cameras rolling on Wednesday night, Wi...

Avella And Thompson Face Off In New York City Mayoral Debate

New York Times | DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York


Neither of them has ever been arrested, or gotten into a fistfight as an adult. Neither has had the time to set foot in either of the city's new baseb...

Ten Reasons To Take a Deep Breath and Chill And Fight

David Mixner | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


David Mixner

Coming out of a Republican Convention with a major political surprise we are still basically TIED with them. That is not bad at all.

Clinton Challenges Obama To Debate Without A Moderator, Lincoln-Douglas Style

AP | MIKE GLOVER and SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


MARION, Ind. — Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary ba...

The Pennsylvania Democratic Debate In 1 Minute

236.com | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


Wednesday night, Philadelphia was home to the 467th Democratic debate of this election year. Didn't see it? Heard it was boring, predictable, irreleva...

ABC News Discusses The "Debate Over The Debate"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Following what many news outlets and viewers labeled a disaster of a debate, ABC News decided to address its critics by discussing the "debate over th...

David Brooks Praises ABC Debate: "The Questions Were Excellent"

New York Times | David Brooks | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Three quick points on the Democratic debate tonight: First, Democrats, and especially Obama supporters, are going to jump all over ABC for the choice...

ABC's Democratic Debate: HuffPost Bloggers Respond

Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media


Huffington Post

Jerry and Joe Long: What Passes For Debate: Back in the days of our radio show, our standard name for the media was one taken from Jerry Lewis..."pim...

Sam Stein

Questioning Obama, Neither ABC Moderators Nor Clinton Wore Flag Pin Either

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Underlining the inanity of last night's Democratic debate, at the same time that Senator Barack Obama's patriotism was being questioned because of his...

ABC Debate: High Ratings, Critics Give Broadcast Poor Reviews

Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


"ABC World News with Charles Gibson" featured a segment from correspondent David Wright on the "debate" over last night's debate. The network portraye...

The "What He Said" Game

Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media


Cenk Uygur

This game sickens me. All I want to know now is whether the so-called news folks are in on it or if they are fools being played like clueless puppets.

What If ABC Held a Debate, but Forgot to Show Up?

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media


Robert J. Elisberg

This was ABC's old, flimsy history with threadbare sizzle packaged as news. It was a tabloid debate with tabloid questions. Matt Drudge come to life on a respectable stage.

The Weather Underground False Debate

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

If Hillary Clinton thinks it's a big deal that Barack Obama has crossed paths with Bill Ayers, the political discourse is stuck in neutral.

Debate Questions I'd (Still) Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Unfortunately these questions remain largely unanswered, almost two months after the last debate.

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Patt Morrison | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media


Patt Morrison

Rather than rolling over to the privatizing of public discourse, the FCC should muster some guts and insist that networks, broadcast and cable, take turns broadcasting presidential debates in real time, commercial-free, to the entire nation.

Pennsylvania Debate Live Updates: ABC Hosts April 16 Democratic Debate

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


ABC is live-blogging their debate here. The Campaigns React: From Obama: "Tonight we saw a real choice between the old politics of point-scoring and...

Struggling CBS Looking For Help From Democratic Debate

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media


It is an axiom of political debates that lagging competitors always want them more than front-runners. CBS News, which lags well behind its competitor...

Pennsylvania Debate: Clinton Agrees

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


UPDATE: Obama has now agreed to the Pennsylvania debate. Plus, he's accepted another debate in North Carolina: Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has a...

Democratic Debate Sets Record For MSNBC

The State | Mark Silva | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The Ohio debate last night between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama drew 7.8 million viewers, MSNBC reports -- a record for the network. The ca...

Clinton Puts Obama On The Defensive In Weakly Moderated Debate

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

In a fiery confrontation that had plenty of tense moments, Hillary Clinton appeared much more determined than she had in last Thursday's debate and at...

Ohio Democratic Debate On MSNBC: Highlights, Video

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Check out HuffPost's full debate coverage below. For all Ohio election coverage, checkout our Ohio Primary page. UPDATED: 1:25am, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY...

Clinton Fails To Deliver Much Needed KO In Texas Debate

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

Tonight's debate might have been the first in the entire month of February. But it was far more obvious while watching the debate that this was the 19...

Liveblog! Barack's Messin' With Texas, Hillary Just Wants To Hold 'Em

HuffPost Liveblog | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


HuffPost Liveblog

Lone Star State? Not after tonight's CNN debate in Austin, which ended politely in a draw — with almost two weeks to go. That's two weeks of Obama's momentum to take hold, and that's a problem for Hillary Clinton.

Clinton: Obama 'Change You Can Xerox'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squared off in Austin, TX for their 19th debate of the primary season. Keep checking back for updates below, and chec...

Democrats Debate Tonight...As McCain Scandal Continues

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Democrats Debate In Texas Tonight in Austin, Texas, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will go head-to-head in their penultimate debate before the March...