The 2008 election cycle offered candidates lots of opportunities to hone their skills, making for a fairly dull year. Continue reading »
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Debate Night: Bush/Kerry, 2004
Crowded debate stages, a wooden Democrat, canned zingers, and Swift Boats. It’s the 2004 U.S. Presidential election! Continue reading »
Debate Night: Bush/Gore, 2000
2000 saw a year of grueling and tough debates, in both the primary and general elections. Continue reading »
Debate Night: Clinton/Dole, 1996
Not only was Bob Dole the least telegenic candidate since Nixon, he seemed to lack a clear grasp of what one had to do to come off well in a televised debate. Continue reading »
Debate Night: Bush/Clinton/Perot, 1992
Savvy debate performances in 1992 helped Bill Clinton unseat an incumbent president. Continue reading »
Debate Night: Obama/Romney Link Roundup
With less than a week before the 2012 presidential election, Eric comes back to the present to do a roundup of the three debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Continue reading »
Debate Night: Bush/Dukakis, 1988
Eric discusses 1988′s sparring matches between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. Now with 100 percent more “Tell-Back” audience response! Continue reading »
Debate Night: Reagan/Mondale, 1984
Mondale wonders where the beef is during the 1984 Democratic primary debates, and Reagan makes age a non-issue in the general election. Continue reading »
Debate Night: Carter/Reagan, 1980
Ask yourself, “Are you better off than you were before you read Eric’s discussion of the Carter/Reagan debates?” Continue reading »
Debate Night: Ford/Carter, 1976
1976 saw Jimmy Carter plagued by Playboy and Gerald Ford stumbling over specifics. Oh, and then there was the Duel Of The Silent Mic. Continue reading »
Debate Night: Kennedy/Nixon, 1960
Eric Thurm kicks off his Debate Night column with a look at the Kennedy/Nixon debates. Continue reading »
