Democratic Debates

Debates as Infotainment

Caryl Rivers | Posted 12.24.2007 | Media


Caryl Rivers

How soon will we see the DVD, with added features, like the costumes that didn't make the YouTube debate, the worst slip up, best one liners (Joe Biden wins this one) and meanest questions?

2008 -- Your Choice: Empty or Extreme

Bill Curry | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics


Bill Curry

The debates have showcased each party's trademark weakness. The Democrats' is emptiness. The Republicans' is extremism. The GOP will probably nominate the first candidate to personally shoot an illegal immigrant.

Krugman: Obama Has Become "The Anti-Change Candidate"

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics


Broadly speaking, the serious contenders for the Democratic nomination are offering similar policy proposals -- the dispute over health care mandates ...

Hillary's Howard Dean Moment

Joe Vogel | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


Joe Vogel

In a rather mundane debate, this could likely be the clip that symbolizes the major difference between Senator Clinton and Senator Obama.

Liveblog! Final Dem Debate, Final Shot For Hil (Plus — Baseball!)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media


John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the last Dem debate before the Iowa caucus. Today: Hillary's Last Stand. Can she recover from the Obama onslaught? Can she recover from Bill on the campaign trail? CAN SHE RECOVER FROM OPRAH?

I Am Incurious and Yellow

Steven Weber | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media


Steven Weber

The recent duh-bates evoke fashion shows where propped-up models strut their cotton-mouth pouts and spout the season's latest trends.

NPR Crosses Dangerous Racial Border, Asks Candidates if Citizens Should "Report" Immigrants

Roberto Lovato | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

NPR's questioning of the Democratic candidates around immigration indicates they are willing to use public airwaves to provide broader forum for formerly fringe ideas.

Jason Linkins

What If You Gave A Debate On NPR And Nobody Liveblogged It?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Did you miss it? That's too bad! Mike Gravel was there! Here's what happened.

Democratic Debate Canceled Over CBS Writers' Strike

AP | Beth Fouhy | Posted 11.28.2007 | Politics


The Democratic National Committee has canceled a scheduled presidential debate in Los Angeles because of a potential strike by CBS news writers. "Du...

Republicans Still Set the Agenda

Bill Curry | Posted 11.28.2007 | Politics


Bill Curry

America needs to debate Iraq, health care and the challenges of energy independence and global warming. Yet Democrats are fixed on an agenda only Karl Rove could love. How come?

Psst -- What About the Damn Economy?

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

With Republicans headed into the YouTube debate on Wednesday night, it's time for the unctuous moderators to cut to the chase.

Aint Nothin' Like the Real Thing, Baby

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics


Eric Alterman

A few more debate observations: I was in the spin room at UNLV post debate and noticed a few things. First off, only the second-tier candidates come ...

Jason Linkins

Biden Scores With Post-Debate Mashup

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics


The past two Democratic debates have found the top-tier candidates all a-bicker with one another, a spectacle that reached its apogee at the beginning...

Undercover: Inside A Democratic Debate Spin Room

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.18.2007 | Home


Rachel Sterne

Groundreport takes us behind the scenes of the October 30th Democratic debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia, to show us just what goes on behind the scenes to put on these shows.

That Biden Magic

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

Suddenly Joe Biden is the candidate with the big picture, the one capable of articulating it as well. I keep expecting him to say something completely off base, but he's been focused.

Chivalry is Alive and Well and Living in Las Vegas

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

The days of the iron hand in the velvet glove are over. The gloves are off, and all candidates must be prepared to get down and dirty, as well as come clean about where their allegiances are.

Message to Candidates: Leave Staged Fights To The WWE

Kerri Glover | Posted 11.16.2007 | Home


Kerri Glover

The mudslinging and verbal assaults we saw last night on CNN are good fodder for bored political reporters. But for most, how the candidates will impact their daily lives is much more important.

Enough with the Fighting Metaphors!

Josh Levy | Posted 11.16.2007 | Home


Josh Levy

It's time to move away from a debate system that limits the candidates' interaction with each other, insults the public, and reduces press coverage to a jumble of bar-fight metaphors.

My Favorite Questions From Thursday's Democratic Debate

William Tracy | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


William Tracy

"Senator Edwards, I want to remind you to please answer all of your questions in the form of a direct attack on Senator Clinton."

Paging John Edwards and Barack Obama: Your Republican Talking Points Are Calling!

Rod McCullom | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Rod McCullom

Instead of throwing the hungry audience juicy sound bites, Edwards and Obama tossed stale, Republican talking points at Clinton and the audience booed and hissed. They lost their mojos.

Dueling Democrats Ignore, Ignite the Angry Brown Voter

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

If you listened closely last night, you could hear echoes of the voter bloc that will, in the long term, counterbalance the weakening pull of the angry white voter.

Vegas

James Love | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


James Love

When one looks at the dynamics between Hillary and Obama, there seems to be an important difference in how they handle each other.

Clinton Flogs Alleged Iranian Role in Iraq Even More Than Bush

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Robert Naiman

Why is Hillary repeating unsubstantiated allegations about Iran, when even the Bush administration has moved away from them?

Biden and Clinton Shine at Debate

Ari Melber | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics


Ari Melber

The gap for the "big two" is based on celebrity, fundraising and media attention, which reinforce each other in an autocatalytic political process that has left more seasoned candidates in the dust.

Marc Cooper

Vegas Debate: Hillary Goes On Counter-Offensive

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 11.15.2007 | Home


LAS VEGAS-- Thursday's Democratic debate came roaring out of the box with the top three contenders verbally pounding each other like at no other momen...


 

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