Television warps process of presidential debates
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In theory, putting presidential candidates on the same stage to debate the issues in a national broadcast is a great idea. Barring a major gaffe or a cute one-liner, however, the upcoming debates will likely be of little consequence.
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Officially the US presidential election is not a war, but Republicans and Democrats have drawn up what looks suspiciously like rules of engagement for the televised debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
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Most of the video questions posed in Monday nightâs Democratic debate were more memorable than the answers.
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Variety - The 2004 presidential contest could prove to be a defining moment in the history of television news: For the first time, three full-fledged cable news nets are battling it out for the viewer's vote, even sucking life from the broadcast network news divisions.
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A number of assertions in the latest Republican presidential debate went unchallenged because candidates spent more time criticizing Democrats from afar than challenging Â and correcting Â each other face to face.
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By Katharine Q. Seelye  The quadrennial ritual of American presidential debates has long followed a tried and true format.  A guy in a suit asks mostly predictable questions of others in suits.
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&quot;Although this debate proved to be the most entertaining, the candidates&#39; contentions have surpassed repetitive and reached mind-numbing.
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Primary debates have become the raw footage of political discourse, with highlights culled from hours and hours of material and showcased on television and the Internet.
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John Edwards came off worst in a sometimes bruising televised debate between the Democratic party's presidential hopefuls last night, fluffing his lines and receiving some sharp jabs from his rivals as divisions emerged over the Iraq war.
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The three presidential debates have come and gone and what have we learned? For one, debates are important, insofar as the first debate, won decisively by John Kerry, halted President Bush&#39;s campaign momentum and restarted Kerry&#39;s.
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Despite a pre-debate âmemorandum of understandingâ between the Bush campaign and the Kerry campaign that there would be no televised âcutawaysâ or reaction shots, more than sixty-two million Americans watched George W. Bush appear to come unglued
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Description: With the first presidential debate looming, NPR&#39;s Mara Liasson delves into the politics, theater and history of past presidential showdowns.
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The presidential debate flashed across television screens in Asia early Friday morning, and at least one viewer said it was President Bush, not Sen. John Kerry, who was guilty of flip-flopping.
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George W Bush and John Kerry prepare for their final TV debate, which observers say may be critical to the race.
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U.S. television networks refused to play by rules restricting camera angles and reaction shots during the presidential debate and that may have given a boost to John Kerry, analysts said on Friday.
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ABC and Fox News Channel are narrowing the field of presidential candidates invited to debates this weekend just before the New Hampshire primary, in Fox's case infuriating supporters of Republican Ron Paul.
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WASHINGTON - The vice presidential debate was must-see TV for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who cleared their schedules Tuesday night to watch their running mates.