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Debates

  • Trump Time Capsule #145: 'Nasty Woman'

    With two and a half weeks to go, the debate phase of the competition is at last at…

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 20, 2016
    • Notes
  • 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…

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 27, 2016
    • Notes
  • 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. …

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 27, 2016
    • Notes
  • 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…

    • James Fallows
    • Sep 27, 2016
    • Notes
  • 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.

    • James Fallows
    • Mar 4, 2016
  • 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…

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 7, 2016
    • Notes
  • 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…

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 16, 2015
    • Notes
  • 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.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 23, 2012
  • Last Debate

    Obama's best performance, and Romney's worst

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 22, 2012
  • 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?

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 22, 2012
  • 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?

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 22, 2012
  • The Last Debate: What the Candidates Should Be Asked

    A wish-list for Bob Schieffer

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 20, 2012
  • 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.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 16, 2012
  • 2 Points on the Second Debate

    Obama and Romney both show us different things from the first time around.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 16, 2012
  • VP Debate Morning-After Reaction

    The debate probably didn't move many votes, but it had some interesting implications.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 12, 2012
  • Your VP Debate Summary: Ryan Did Well, Biden Did Better

    Both men did fine; Biden did more than that.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 11, 2012
  • Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet, Page 2: 'Romney = Bush'

    Is the president too 'prissy' to make this simple argument?

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 11, 2012
  • Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet: Follow Along at Home

    A check list for the points made, and missed, tonight.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 11, 2012
  • 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

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 4, 2012
  • Your One-Stop Debate Rorschach Test

    One nation, divisible.

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 4, 2012
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