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Debates in Wisconsin?
Milwaukee Sentinel Reports:
With both Democrats scheduled to visit the state before the Feb. 19 primary, the question for some has become, will Wisconsin host a debate between the Democratic presidential contenders?
That appears to be up to the Obama campaign. It also appears unlikely.
Clinton's camp has accepted invitations to participate in two potential debates here. Obama has not ruled out participating, but his campaign has suggested he will not.
The Journal Sentinel, National Public Radio and WUWM-FM are trying to put together a nationally broadcast, radio-only debate tentatively set for Friday.
Hillary Clinton' on MSNBC Debate below
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GOP in Florida January 24 -- Liveblog
Join us in the comments for liveblogging of tonight's GOP presidential primary debate from Boca Raton, Florida, held five days before Tuesday's primary there.
The debate starts at 9 pm ET on MSNBC and can also be viewed at MSNBC's website.
The five remaining candidates (Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Paul, and Romney) will be questioned by moderator Brian Williams, NBC's Tim Russert, and St. Petersburg Times editor, Paul Tash.
In the comments we'll be looking for signs of desperation from Rudy (who had told Russert and the world that Florida was his firewall) and for an escalation in the Romney/McCain competition for front runner status.
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Panel Of Urban Debaters Split on Nevada Debate
A panel of high school debaters from the nation's Urban Debate Leagues was as divided on the outcome of a Democratic Presidential debate as the American voters have been thus far in their selection of a favorite.
Last night, the main candidates for the Democratic nomination participated in a debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on MSNBC. It was the first Democratic debate held since the New Hampshire primary. The participants were Senator Hillary Clinton, former Senator John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama.
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Panel Of Urban Debaters Split on Nevada Debate
A panel of high school debaters from the nations' Urban Debate Leagues was as divided on the outcome of a Democratic Presidential debate as American voters have been thus far in their selection of a favorite.
Last night, the main candidates for the Democratic nomination participated in a debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on MSNBC. It was the first Democratic debate held since the New Hampshire primary. The participants were Senator Hillary Clinton, former Senator John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama.
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MSNBC Does a "Delayed" Classy Job with NH Debate
One can justifiably question the exclusivity of cable network coverage of presidential primary debates as more about being played as promotional devices for MSNBC (and others) than bringing candidates and voters together. MSNBC did a classy job of bringing the candidates (and Fox before) to the central issues and giving insight into the candidates (and their views). CNN failed miserably the same challenge in earlier programs, having a foreground/background slippage with candidates in service to the networks.
If access to the debate is important MSNBC did a great job with their web efforts. This was not clear from the outset however. Spending the pre-debate period promising streaming video, those who went to their site found a commercial and a blank screen indicating the streaming video was unavailable. The problem continued for perhaps an hour of the program. Leave it to Comedy Central to notice. They posted the "bait and switch" soon after the debate began.
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Forensic Fireworks at Soldier Field
Political reporters across the country should have been deleting any pre-written lede they may have had about pandering to a core Democratic constituency tonight as repeated clashes in the AFL-CIO sponsored debate in front of a live audience of seventeen thousand at Soldier Field signaled a shift in the dynamics of the Democratic presidential nomination race. Keith Olbermann moderated and questioners included labor union members as well as other members who submitted their questions via the internet.
The seven candidates, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson, did largely agree with one another on issues like trade, China, and infrastructure jobs. But a three-front war developed as questions of foreign policy and campaign finance spilled over from last week's campaigning and the YearlyKos debate, and a new front was opened as John Edwards's pro-labor and populist bona fides were questioned with substantive evidence instead of cracks about haircuts and house. The exchanges revealed shifting alliances and emerging fissures within the field.
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Biggest Live Debate Audience Ever?
The Chicago Tribune sets the stage:
More than 12,000 union members and their families are expected to attend the 90-minute gathering that will be broadcast live on MSNBC and WMAQ-Ch.-5 and over XM Satellite Radio, starting at 6 p.m. [CST]
Keith Olbermann will be the moderator and the Trib notes that participatory democracy is not limited to YearlyKos and YouTube debates:
The candidates also will field questions from about 10 union members, who have been selected from across the U.S., as well as questions culled from several thousand submitted to the AFL-CIO over the Internet.
MSNBC has a preview up of the candidates' opening remarks for the forum.
Although the Tribune asserts that, "[The seven Democratic candidates] will probably sound like a giant barbershop quartet, singing different notes in the same song," divisions over free trade and globalization may emerge.
Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama and Richardson accepted the invitation while Gravel and the Republican candidates did not.
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