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Topic: Debates

L to R: Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr, Tina Descovich, Ann Coulter, Soledad O'Brien and Aaron Tang in "Breaking the Deadlock" (Cristina Tarantola)

Reviving the spirit of civil discourse

Melanie McFarland
Charlie Kirk debates with students at the Cambridge Union at the University of Cambridge on May 19, 2025. (Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)

"Debate Me" Bros ruined civil discourse

Katherine Kelaidis
US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2024. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Kamala shows why Trump fears a face off

Amanda Marcotte
US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance (L) and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz participate in the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The media lesson of CBS' VP debate

Melanie McFarland
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JD Vance, Tim Walz and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Walz can call out Vance's true game plan

Heather Digby Parton
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with US President Joe Biden at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump wants a debate rematch with Biden

Sophia Tesfaye
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 18, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump's debate rout feeds his fantasy

Chauncey DeVega
Ronny Jackson, Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's "drug test" lie is cult behavior

Amanda Marcotte
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

No debate: RFK Jr. should be locked out

Matt Bennett, Rahna Epting
Donald Trump vs Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Biden baits Trump into a debate trap

Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump and Joe Biden, pointing fingers at the Presidential Debate (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A battle between appearance and reality

Brian Karem
Donald Trump with "TRUMP 2024" flag (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Fulton County arrests up MAGA martyrdom

Chauncey DeVega
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd at the North Charleston Coliseum on April 19, 2023 in North Charleston, South Carolina (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

A new GOP tradition: Frontrunner to dud

Heather Digby Parton
The ladies of The View laughing (ABC)

The View mocks Trump for being "scared"

Sarah K Burris - Raw Story
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Cancel the debates now

Sophia Tesfaye
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence participate in the vice presidential debate at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The vice presidential candidates only meet once to debate before the general election on November 3. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A garbage pile of a debate gets its fly

Melanie McFarland
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Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) debates U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is the only scheduled debate between the two before the general election on November 3. (Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images)

5 standout moments from the Veep debate

Cody Fenwick - Alternet

Santorum interrupts only woman on panel

David Edwards - Raw Story
Donald Trump | Fox News logo (Getty Images/FOX NEWS/Salon)

Trump slams Fox News on Fox News

Roger Sollenberger
Joe Biden and Donald Trump at the first Presidential Debate on September 29, 2020 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Biden tests negative for COVID-19

Brad Reed - Raw Story
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Chris Wallace and Donald Trump (Noam Galai/WireImage/Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Wallace blames Trump for "awful" debate

David Edwards - Raw Story
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, June 8, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Fox host to McEnany: Biden won debate

Alex Henderson - Alternet
President Donald Trump participates in the first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Debate organizers vow changes

Brad Reed - Raw Story
Donald Trump (Credit: Fox News)

Debate moderators should embarrass Trump

Alex Henderson - Alternet
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