What lessons from debates past should Barack Obama and Mitt Romney learn before tonight’s town hall?
Debates
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Let’s Talk about Climate, Mr. President
Nary a mention of the environment came up during the first two debates, despite the fact that American citizens are finally ready to talk about the issue after our long, hot summer.
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Time to Try the “Romney Is Lying” Debate Strategy
Obama needs to do more than just attack.
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The Questions That Haven’t Been Asked
Although Martha Raddatz’s moderation of the vice-presidential debate went leaps and bounds above that of Jim Lehrer’s, the questions haven’t veered far from the insider baseball that leaves pundits cheering.
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Nailing Jell-O to the Wall
Vice-President Joe Biden did a commendable job pointing out the fallacies in the Romney/Ryan platform, but President Obama will need to finish the fact-checking in next week’s town hall.
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The Vice-Presidential Face-Off, GIF-ified
The Prospect sums up tonight’s debate in brief, animated form.
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Revenge of the Biden
The vice president’s spirited performance more than makes up for Obama’s failure in debating Romney.
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Memo to Joe, Re: Debate
TO: VPOTUS FROM: Robert Reich RE: Debate Beware: Paul Ryan will appear affable. He’s less polished and aggressive than Romney, even soft-spoken. And he acts as if he’s saying reasonable things. But under the surface he’s a right-wing zealot. And nothing he says or believes is reasonable-neither logical nor reflecting the values of the great […]
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Brown Versus Warren, Round III
Now, that’s how you run a debate.