Court Rejects Push to Have Debates Welcome 3rd-Party Candidates
Declining to futz with rules that determine who makes the coveted presidential debate stage, the D.C. Circuit sank a challenge Friday from the Libertarian and Green parties.
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Laying Out the Facts From Biden-Sanders Debate
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders sparred one-on-one Sunday in a Democratic debate held without a live audience due to the coronavirus pandemic. The growing crisis prompted some questionable statements from the presidential rivals, as did issues they argued about for months on once-crowded stages.
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Biden and Sanders Debate on Coronavirus and Health Care Solutions
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden found common ground during a Democratic presidential candidate debate in Washington, D.C. Sunday night, with both candidates saying they support a financial bailout in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation – so long as it ensures that working families are made whole.
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Down in Delegates, Sanders Eyes Debate Night Win
Eager for a one-on-one debate, Senator Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that he will stay in the 2020 presidential race despite losing to former Vice President Joe Biden in the Michigan primary.
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Dems Implore Fact Checkers to Back Them Up
They flailed their arms, talked over each other and at one point called for backup, asking fact checkers to come to their rescue.
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Democratic Candidates Take Aim at Each Other in South Carolina Debate
The seven frontrunner Democratic candidates sparred on stage Tuesday night in a heated debate in South Carolina where they attempted to distinguish themselves as the candidate that can beat President Donald Trump in November.
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Democrats Draw a Bead on Frontrunner Sanders
Bernie Sanders is facing the greatest test of his presidential campaign as his Democratic rivals prepare a series of attacks on the Vermont senator during what could be a pivotal debate on the eve of the South Carolina primary.
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Debate-Bruised Bloomberg Woos 600 at Salt Lake City Stump
Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg, roundly targeted by rivals in his first debate Wednesday night, found friendlier confines while rallying Utahans on Thursday morning.
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Can’t Tell the Truth Without a Fact Check
The latest Democratic presidential debate was a raucous one, ripe for exaggerations and distortions as Mike Bloomberg made his debut on the debate stage and rivals went after him and each other. President Donald Trump weighed in on the feisty performance at a rally where he mischaracterized what some Democrats want to do with health care.
Read moreBloomberg Takes Heavy Fire at Nevada Democratic Debate
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg – the newcomer to the Democratic candidate debate stage – found himself in the hot seat Wednesday when the other five candidates piled on the billionaire over his treatment of minorities and women.
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Warren Goes Big on Small Business in New Policy Push
Polling in a three-way tie for third place as she heads to Las Vegas for Wednesday night’s debate, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren released a plan Wednesday to help small U.S. businesses.
Read moreDistrict 50 Contenders Vie to Replace Convicted Congressman
The top contenders vying to replace former Rep. Duncan Hunter in what’s considered one of the last Republican strongholds in California – including a former congressman and millennial Democrat – sparred in a rural northeast San Diego County community Friday night.
Read moreDemocrats Attack Trump and Front-Runners in New Hampshire Debate
In the final debate before the New Hampshire primary, held Friday night at St. Anselm College, six of the contenders for the Democratic nomination spent more time contrasting themselves with President Trump than each other.
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Democrats Prepare for New Hampshire Debate as Urgency Rises
The Democratic Party’s seven strongest presidential contenders are preparing for what could be the fiercest debate stage clash of the 2020 primary season as candidates look to survive the gauntlet of contests that lie ahead.
Read moreProtesters Interrupt LA District Attorney Debate Over Police Misconduct
Screams and jeers interrupted Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey during a candidate debate Wednesday where she was asked to defend her track record as top prosecutor just five weeks away from the election.
Read moreCandidates Vie for House Seat Left Open by Former Representative
Republican and Democratic candidates vying to fill California’s 25th Congressional District seat said at a forum Thursday they support rent caps and construction of more affordable housing but disagreed on issues like climate change and immigration.
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Democratic Candidates Spar at Last Debate Before Iowa Caucuses
Six Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at Drake University in Iowa Tuesday night in the final debate before the Iowa voters head to their precinct caucuses in February.
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Democrats to Square Off in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus
Six Democrats contending for the presidency will take the stage in Des Moines on Tuesday night in the final debate before Iowa voters go to their precinct caucuses in three weeks.
Read moreDemocrats Debate Immigration, Foreign Policy and Beating Trump in 2020
Democratic presidential hopefuls said in a debate Thursday that to win the 2020 election, the party’s nominee must bolster the economy, provide citizenship to undocumented people, eliminate student loan debt and provide relief for working families.
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Winnowed Field of Democrats Go at It Tonight
Democratic presidential contenders take the debate stage Thursday for a sixth and final time in 2019, as they seek to persuade the nation that they are the party’s best hope to deny President Donald Trump a second term.
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