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A blog dedicated to discussion of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential debates, featuring commentary from past and present debaters, as well as academics and debate coaches.
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Who Won the 2008 Presidential Debates?
The 2008 Presidential Election has passed from current events into recent history. From a broader historical perspective, the 2008 presidential debates had little impact on the two major party nominees. Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain committed...
Rick Warren's Cone of Silence (One Last Time)
Four final thoughts on the cone of silence: First, it’s unlikely there will be a resolution to this issue that pleases everyone. There was a systemic failure. Unless someone produces a real smoking gun, there isn’t going to be a final answer. S...
McCain's Time Outside the Cone of Silence
Silencegate continues. Rick Warren will appear on Larry King Live tonight at 9PM EST; I expect King will ask a number of questions about it. The possibility of McCain's breaching the “cone of silence” raises the question: If McCain did break hi...
Scrapping over Rick Warren's "Cone of Silence"
Mark's earlier concerns of a second-mover advantage in Rick Warren's Civil Forum are appearing in today's news cycle. Warren declared that since Obama's questions were identical to McCain's, McCain would be placed in a "cone of silence" for the first...
Sizing up the Candidates' Performances at Saddleback
First, my earlier caveat about overseas travel and limited access to the televised civil forum applies to this post as well.As for the candidates' performances last night, the transcripts and the few clips that I've seen appear to be, overall, suppor...
The Winner of the Saddleback Civil Forum
Full disclosure: I am currently abroad and therefore unable to watch the forum in its entirety. The comments below are based on the unofficial transcript and media accounts. I'm likely missing some of the subtleties television viewers saw (hopefully ...
Rick Warren's Civil Forum
Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church, is holding a "Civil Forum" tonight from 8pm-10pm EST with Senators McCain and Obama. The candidates will appear in separate hour segments. Obama will speak first as dete...
