Debate

Chicago, IL -- August 21, 2008 -- The Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns released the following statement on the Presidential Debates:

The Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns have agreed to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate in September and October sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Barack Obama and John McCain: Photos by Wigwam Jones (McCain CC) and Peter Howe (Obama CC)

The campaigns have come to the earliest agreement on presidential debates reached in any general election in recent history.    » read more »

June 13, 2008 -- Chicago, IL -- "Barack Obama offered to meet John McCain at five joint appearances between now and Election Day—the three traditional debates plus a joint town hall on the economy in July and an in-depth debate on foreign policy in August.

John McCain: Photo by Kenneth Lu (CC)

That package of five engagements would have been the most of any Presidential campaign in the modern era—offering a broad range of formats—and representing a historic commitment to openness and transparency.    » read more »

April 26, 2008 -- Chicago, IL - Obama campaign Communications Director Robert Gibbs released the following statement on Presidential debates.

"We have participated in 21 nationally televised debates, the most in primary history, including four exclusively with Senator Clinton. Senator Clinton refused an earlier invitation that had been accepted to debate in North Carolina.

Over the next 10 days, we believe it's important to talk directly to the voters of Indiana and North Carolina about fixing our economy, cutting the cost of health care and ending a war in Iraq that never should have been authorized in the first place," Obama campaign spokesperson Robert Gibbs said.

Source: Barack Obama campaign

January 25, 2008 -- BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – In tonight’s debate, Ron Paul showed once again why he is the only real Republican running for president.

Speaking of his fellow candidates, Congressman Paul said, “my biggest concern is that they won’t stick to the party principles that Republicans stood for for so long.”    » read more »

Jan 21, 2008:

Ambinder: "Bet Edwards will win the focus groups again… he is dominating the debate." "8:35 pm | He is dominating the debate so far...extremely well informed on the subjects he's being asked, and he seems to be relishing his role as the third wheel...because the two fighting children are forced to listen to him. Again, on points, he seems to win these debates."

[http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/01/bet_edwards_will_win_the_focus.php]    » read more »

Washington, D.C. and Columbia, S.C.; January 10, 2008 - NPR and South Carolina ETV Radio have cancelled their national Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Wednesday, January 16 in Columbia, S.C.

The audio-only debate, to be broadcast on NPR Member stations nationally and webcast, was set to air live from 2:00-4:00PM (ET).

"Ultimately, not enough candidates were willing to participate," said Andi Sporkin, Vice President for Communications, NPR. "We look forward to working with them through other NPR News programming over the coming months and during the general election."    » read more »

Dec 12, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – One day after the release of a new CNN poll showing Edwards is the only Democrat to beat all four leading Republican candidates in head-to-head match ups, John Edwards for president communications director Chris Kofinis released the following statement:    » read more »

DES MOINES, IA – The highest polling Democratic Presidential candidate among the Party’s progressive, grassroots, activist base, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, has been excluded from the Des Moines Register-sponsored Presidential debate here on Thursday because his Iowa field director operates from a home office rather than a rented storefront.    » read more »

Nov 19, 2007 -- BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco issued the following statement today after learning New Orleans was eliminated from a list of cities to host a presidential debate:

"I am extremely disappointed to learn New Orleans was rejected as a site to host a presidential debate, especially for the reason given, that the city has not sufficiently recovered to be able to host such an event.

Such large events are the city's bread and butter, and recognizing this, the city and state have worked to get convention capacity up and running quickly.    » read more »

Although he received the least amount of time of any of the seven Democratic Presidential candidates during last night's CNN debate -- less than six minutes of the two hours -- Dennis Kucinich made the most of it with crisp answers to questions about the war in Iraq, China Trade, the Patriot Act, the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear waste dump, and other issues.    » read more »

PHILADELPHIA – Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich goes into tonight’s Democratic Presidential debate riding a wave of positive polling results that put him in fourth place nationally, second in a major California straw poll, and leading among declared Democrats in an online survey sponsored by Democracy for America.    » read more »

31 October 2007 -- Seven Democratic candidates for U.S. president are debating in the historic city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where front-runner Senator Hillary Clinton is facing increased criticism from her competitors.

As the televised debate began, second place and third place candidates, Senator Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards, accused Clinton of changing her positions on past issues.    » read more »

Former Arkansas Governor Wins with 63% of Vote

September 18, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR – According to the Mike Huckabee campaign, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was the clear winner of last night’s Values Voter Presidential Debate, winning with a sweeping 63% of the vote.    » read more »

September 03, 2007 -- LITTLE ROCK, AR - Former Governor Mike Huckabee (AR) will campaign in New Hampshire on September 4, 5, 6, and 7. Governor Huckabee will participate in the First in the Fall Presidential Debate co-hosted by Fox News, the University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Republican State Committee.

Governor Huckabee will make the following appearances:

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

7:00 p.m. ET - Durham, NH - Attends private reception at the home of Fred Bramante. (By invitation only; Closed Press) Contact: Debra Vanderbeek, Tel: 603-986-9145.    » read more »

Campaign Also Debuts First TV Ads in Iowa

Des Moines, IA (August 19th, 2007) – At this morning’s ABC/Iowa Democratic Party debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Sen. Joe Biden once again displayed presidential leadership and showed clearly why he is the best candidate to lead the country out of Iraq without leaving chaos behind.    » read more »