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Publication Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Source: Bainbridge Review
Among the losers in the Democrats’ opening presidential debate was NBC News. Faced with an unmanageable number of candidates, an awkward format, and miscast moderators — not to mention serious technical glitches — the network took a difficult...
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Publication Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Source: The New York Times
Technical difficulties are every news producer’s nightmare. Especially during a political debate. On live national television. With President Trump watching — and mocking — in real-time.
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Publication Date: Friday, June 28, 2019
Source: The New York Times
NBC’s presidential debate in Miami on Thursday — seven months before the Iowa caucuses — broke the record for the biggest television audience for a Democratic primary matchup, a sign of widespread early engagement with the 2020 race.
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Publication Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Source: NBC News
Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer questions and 30 seconds to respond to follow-ups. And there will be no opening statements, though candidates will have a chance to deliver closing remarks.
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Publication Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019
Source: The Washington Post
Former vice president Joe Biden — who faced the most attacks from fellow candidates — walked away with the highest speaking time. Biden (13.6 minutes), the top-polling candidate coming into the debate, spoke more than four times as long as former...
News: Here are the five moderators tasked with corralling the Democratic primary candidates Wednesday
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Publication Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Source: The Washington Post
The largest field of presidential candidates in history will take the stage and put themselves at the mercy of five television moderators. The spectacle will be expensive and massively produced. Such debates are some of the most profitable events in...
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Publication Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Source: CBS News
"Every Democratic candidate in the First in the Nation Primary has been talking about rebuilding the middle class, protecting reproductive rights, making sure all Americans have access to affordable quality health care, and much more," said Ray...
News: The Dubious DNC Debates
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Publication Date: Monday, June 24, 2019
Source: Real Clear Politics
Presidential campaign debates should be fair. Everybody running for president deserves the chance to make their case to the public on a level platform. And yet, they can’t be completely fair. Right now, there are 178 Democratic presidential...
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Publication Date: Monday, June 24, 2019
Source: Time
Debates can be defining moments for presidential candidates. Since they provide rare opportunities for voters to see candidates face off directly against one another, debates can produce viral moments and soundbites that get replayed on cable news...
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Publication Date: Friday, June 21, 2019
Source: The Washington Post
So when the Democratic National Committee announced last month that for the first time ever, it would require that women have a seat at the moderator’s table in each debate, it was a start. Women are consistently a solid majority of voters. People...