Tag: Debates

TheÂ lack of actual candidate back-and-forth made the forum less like a debate than a "Good Morning America" interview, with the affable Maddow as host.Â (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Beltway Confidential

Dems hit softballs at candidate forum

W. James Antle III · November 7, 2015 5:11 am

"Anyone listening to Anderson Cooper's questions during that debate clearly saw very difficult, challenging questions," said Wasserman Schultz.Â (AP Photo/John Locher)

Dem candidates unlikely to field tougher questions in next debate

Gabby Morrongiello · November 7, 2015 5:01 am

Poll found that 81 percent of likely GOP voters would still tune into debates that did not include Trump.Â (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP)

Poll: Republicans would watch debates without Trump

David M. Drucker · November 6, 2015 9:23 pm

Christie needs to use a Donald Trump-free forum as his time to shine.Â (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Beltway Confidential

Can Christie pull a Fiorina at undercard debate?

W. James Antle III · November 6, 2015 4:05 pm

Charles Krauthammer said, the Republican presidential candidates went too far in drawing up a list of demands for future debate hosts that called for changes, among other things, to the room temperature and types of questions that could be asked.Â (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Krauthammer: GOP ‘overplayed their hand’ attacking media

Eddie Scarry · November 6, 2015 3:10 pm

Lindsey Graham and George Pataki were eliminated from Tuesday's undercard debate. (AP Photos)

Christie, Huckabee cut from primetime debate

Curt Mills · November 6, 2015 12:40 am

Trump reveals his big debate demand

Trump reveals his big debate demand

Eddie Scarry · November 5, 2015 4:59 pm

John Dickerson, the new "Face the Nation" moderator, will be the moderator for the two-hour debate.Â (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP file)

Dem debate moderator told Obama to ‘pulverize’ GOP

Eddie Scarry · November 4, 2015 4:07 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he won't sign a Republican letter demanding changes to the GOP debates "because it's stupid."Â (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Christie: GOP debate demands are ‘stupid’

Ryan Lovelace · November 4, 2015 1:22 pm

Time to raise bar for GOP debates

Time to raise bar for GOP debates

Washington Examiner · November 4, 2015 5:01 am

The Times conceded that the CNBC debate did indeed include some "loopy" questions, but the GOP candidates are wrong to complain about media bias.Â (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

NY Times worried ‘hothead’ candidates will hurt the GOP

Becket Adams · November 4, 2015 2:08 am

Obama rides GOP for CNBC debate complaints

Obama rides GOP for CNBC debate complaints

Anna Giaritelli · November 4, 2015 1:38 am