Debates
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Trump Time Capsule #145: 'Nasty Woman'
With two and a half weeks to go, the debate phase of the competition is at last at…
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Trump Time Capsule #117: Chinese Climate Change
In my current debate story I quote a body-language expert named Jack Brown on a surprising aspect of Donald Trump’s…
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Trump Time Capsule #116: ‘Somebody Who Likes to Eat’
There’s no way to tell which moments might end up being remembered from last night’s first Clinton-Trump debate. …
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Trump Time Capsule #115: The First Debate
Details later, because I start very early tomorrow morning, but: in the history of debates I’ve been watching through my…
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Jim Young / Reuters The 40 Seconds John Kasich Will Think About for the Rest of His Life
He had the chance to hit a home run, as a big, slow pitch came right over the middle of the plate. He chose not to swing.
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Marco Rubio, Please Call Dan Quayle
In honor of the just-begun new Chinese Year of the Monkey, and in keeping with the Chinese fondness for numbering…
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CNN Shares Responsibility for the Fear-Mania of the GOP Debate
Let’s start with the First Rule of Terrorism, which this era’s attackers either know instinctively or have learned. That…
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They Can't Both Be Right, Cont.
Why do partisans and analysts say things that aren't true? Because there's no cost to doing so.
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Last Debate
Obama's best performance, and Romney's worst
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More on 12-Dimensional Chess and the Discombobulation of Mitt Romney
Has a commander-in-chief learned how to get under a CEO's skin?
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Your 12-Dimensional-Chess Strategy Memo for the Debates
'If you throw a knife, he'll respond with a knife.' A hidden mind-game in the debate?
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The Last Debate: What the Candidates Should Be Asked
A wish-list for Bob Schieffer
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The Picture That Encapsulates the Debate
The first debate left us with an image of Obama scowling. This one, with a very different image of Romney.
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2 Points on the Second Debate
Obama and Romney both show us different things from the first time around.
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VP Debate Morning-After Reaction
The debate probably didn't move many votes, but it had some interesting implications.
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Your VP Debate Summary: Ryan Did Well, Biden Did Better
Both men did fine; Biden did more than that.
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Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet, Page 2: 'Romney = Bush'
Is the president too 'prissy' to make this simple argument?
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Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet: Follow Along at Home
A check list for the points made, and missed, tonight.
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The Line I Was Sure President Obama Was Going to Use
"There you go again," "it takes a lot of brass," and other lines unspoken
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Your One-Stop Debate Rorschach Test
One nation, divisible.
