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Candidate Debates

early and often Jan. 18, 2023

Do Republicans Want Swing Voters to Watch Their Debates?Some Republicans are proposing unstructured debates for the 2024 primaries. But wild red-meat fests won’t improve the party’s appeal to swing voters.

By Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms Mar. 30, 2022

Thanks to Trump, Republican Candidates Can Now Dodge DebatesNow that Trump has made it respectable to attack media debate sponsors, GOP candidates who don’t need debates aren’t bothering with them.

By Ed Kilgore
2020 presidential election Feb. 15, 2019

First 2020 Democratic Debate Will Be Two-Day, 20-Candidate Free-for-AllDemocrats won’t have a “kiddie table” debate or any other means of winnowing their enormous field.

By Ed Kilgore