Debate Night: Obama/McCain, 2008
The 2008 election cycle offered candidates lots of opportunities to hone their skills, making for a fairly dull year.
Debate Night: Bush/Kerry, 2004
Crowded debate stages, a wooden Democrat, canned zingers, and Swift Boats. It’s the 2004 U.S. Presidential election!
Debate Night: Bush/Gore, 2000
2000 saw a year of grueling and tough debates, in both the primary and general elections.
Debate Night: Bush/Clinton/Perot, 1992
Savvy debate performances in 1992 helped Bill Clinton unseat an incumbent president.
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.
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.
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