[48] CNN polls found Biden won 51 to 36. [55], The debate's format offered moderator Gwen Ifill great freedom and power to decide the questions which can cover domestic or international issues. 56.5 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research). According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, “1948 and 1956 were the only public debates among presidential candidates prior to 1960.” Furthermore, there were no moderators … The year was 2008.
[81], In an interview the day after the debate,[82] Wurzelbacher said Obama's tax plan wouldn't affect him right now, because he doesn't make $250,000. [49] It is widely agreed that both candidates accurately followed the "do no harm" guideline of vice-presidential debates. [51] Fox News Channel held a poll regarding the performance of each candidate, with 51% of the votes in favor of Biden, and 39% in favor of Palin. And, although climate change clocks in pretty high on Democrats’ policy priorities, it ranked as the 13th priority for American voters overall, according to a poll in April by George Mason University and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. [12], A Zogby International poll released on August 15, 2008 indicated that more than 50% of Democratic and Republican voters would like to see Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr included in the presidential debates. She used her inexperience to her advantage by saying, "It's so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and not used to the ways you guys operate. and "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody", which Wurzelbacher later dismissed as "tap dancing...he was almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.".
This was reflected in another professor's sentiments: "I didn't think Obama was as comfortable this time as he was in the other two debates, but I didn't really hear any gaffe, any major mistake," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. After all, Steinberg says that presidential debates aren’t really “debates” per se — they’re more like “joint press conferences.” And, just like politicians at a press conference, “candidates will find a way to get around to things that they think will benefit them, whether or not the question is asked.” Biden can easily use questions about jobs or the economy to show off his climate credentials and win points against Trump at the same time, Steinberg added. If you want a signal of how radically different the discourse was back then, consider this: During the vice-presidential debate, the conservative darling Sarah Palin said “We know that [climate change] is real” and “We’ve got to reduce emissions.”, After all, both John McCain and Barack Obama were running on platforms that called for capping carbon emissions across all 50 states. The debate was watched by about 70 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research, making it the most-watched vice presidential debate in history. [89], An Alternative Presidential Candidates' Debate was hosted by The Coalition for October Debate Alternatives (CODA), the Nashville Peace Coalition, and Vanderbilt Students of Nonviolence at Vanderbilt University, moderated by Bruce Barry. The United States presidential debates of 2008 were sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization that sponsored four debates that occurred at various locations around the United States in September and October 2008. 90-minute town hall meeting debate. Topic: All Topics. By all accounts, 2008 was the last year that both candidates acknowledged the science on climate change and wanted to do something about it.
Republican Party nominee John McCain and Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama did not agree to additional debates; however, each was interviewed at the Civil Forum on the Presidency, held on August 16, 2008, and at the Service Nation Presidential Forum on September 11, 2008.
Many observers felt that Obama had to simply avoid stumbles or mistakes in order to succeed in the debate. "[80] Obama's running mate Joe Biden argued that the vast majority of small businesses are smaller than Wurzelbacher's. Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was among those who received a letter. Obama’s most important lead may have come among Hispanic voters, who said he bested McCain by a 50-36 percent margin. Presidential debate moderators. McCain responded that spending– besides defense, veterans' affairs, and certain other programs that he specified during the first debate– would have to be frozen.
That was it.
Wurzelbacher claimed that Obama's tax policy would make it difficult for him to expand his business and hire more employees if he bought the business at which he had been employed as a plumber.
[64] In CBS's poll of uncommitted voters, 40% felt Obama had won, 26% thought McCain had won, and 34% said it was a tie. Neither McCain nor Obama broke from talking points, and neither candidate made any major gaffe. Meanwhile, though 22% of moderators were black or Latinx in 2008, that went down to 8% in 2012 and 11% in 2016. [3], The first and third of the 90-minute CPD presidential debates were divided into nine 9-minute issue segments, allowing the candidates to discuss selected topics, answer follow-ups from the moderator and directly address each other.
Libertarian candidate Bob Barr was invited, but declined to participate (citing scheduling conflicts).[88]. Commission on Presidential Debates.
One of the most memorable moments during the debate came at the end when Biden talked about the tragedy that affected his family when his wife and daughter died and his sons were injured. Often, he joked of his age and at one point seemed to mock his opponent.
Many critics of McCain, including the Obama campaign, compared it to the first debate, when McCain did not look at Obama.
[96], At the end of August, 2008, Barack Obama and John McCain agreed to participate in a written "debate" on scientific issues, organized by a coalition of scientific, professional and media organizations called ScienceDebate.org. A sixth, Bruce Bongardt, also participated describing himself as a "virtual candidate" who was not on the ballot but wanted to share his ideas. [13], Although the debate was originally planned to focus on foreign policy and national security, Lehrer did devote the first half of the debate due to the ongoing 2008 financial crisis, a portion of the debate focused on economic issues. Joe Biden (D), United States Senator (DE) and Sarah Palin (R), Governor (AK), 69.9 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research). Often, he joked of his age and at one point seemed to mock his opponent.
Biden schools Trump on environmental justice during debate, Trump goads Biden into saying he’ll ‘phase out’ fossil fuels at final debate, ‘Probably like 50-50’: Trump privately admitted climate change fueled California’s fires, The Trump administration is burying dozens of studies detailing the promise of renewable energy, Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation could revive this hidden doctrine — and derail climate action. The vice-presidential debate format followed that of the first presidential debate, but included questions on all topics and had shorter response and discussion periods.
She replied, Kahn told Guy Raz, during an All Things Co…
The first Internet question came from a 78-year-old, as Brokaw pointed out, "child of the Depression" about sacrifices that Americans might have to make in the future. Probably not.
[16], An estimated 52.4 million people watched the debate. These events led to subsequent media attention directed at Wurzelbacher. [52] Mark Halperin of Time graded both candidates' performances a B. Sabato added, "he might even be judged the winner.
That means people who are undecided, infrequent participants in politics, or who don’t commonly vote.
This was reflected in the debate questions: In the vice-presidential debate, Gwen Ifill of PBS asked the candidates “what is true and what is false” about the causes of climate change; in the final presidential debate, moderator Bob Schieffer from CBS asked Obama and McCain how they would reduce dependence on foreign oil for “energy and climate control.”. The earmark was not approved.
[48] CNN polls found Biden won 51 to 36. [55], The debate's format offered moderator Gwen Ifill great freedom and power to decide the questions which can cover domestic or international issues. 56.5 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research). According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, “1948 and 1956 were the only public debates among presidential candidates prior to 1960.” Furthermore, there were no moderators … The year was 2008.
[81], In an interview the day after the debate,[82] Wurzelbacher said Obama's tax plan wouldn't affect him right now, because he doesn't make $250,000. [49] It is widely agreed that both candidates accurately followed the "do no harm" guideline of vice-presidential debates. [51] Fox News Channel held a poll regarding the performance of each candidate, with 51% of the votes in favor of Biden, and 39% in favor of Palin. And, although climate change clocks in pretty high on Democrats’ policy priorities, it ranked as the 13th priority for American voters overall, according to a poll in April by George Mason University and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. [12], A Zogby International poll released on August 15, 2008 indicated that more than 50% of Democratic and Republican voters would like to see Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr included in the presidential debates. She used her inexperience to her advantage by saying, "It's so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and not used to the ways you guys operate. and "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody", which Wurzelbacher later dismissed as "tap dancing...he was almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.".
This was reflected in another professor's sentiments: "I didn't think Obama was as comfortable this time as he was in the other two debates, but I didn't really hear any gaffe, any major mistake," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. After all, Steinberg says that presidential debates aren’t really “debates” per se — they’re more like “joint press conferences.” And, just like politicians at a press conference, “candidates will find a way to get around to things that they think will benefit them, whether or not the question is asked.” Biden can easily use questions about jobs or the economy to show off his climate credentials and win points against Trump at the same time, Steinberg added. If you want a signal of how radically different the discourse was back then, consider this: During the vice-presidential debate, the conservative darling Sarah Palin said “We know that [climate change] is real” and “We’ve got to reduce emissions.”, After all, both John McCain and Barack Obama were running on platforms that called for capping carbon emissions across all 50 states. The debate was watched by about 70 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research, making it the most-watched vice presidential debate in history. [89], An Alternative Presidential Candidates' Debate was hosted by The Coalition for October Debate Alternatives (CODA), the Nashville Peace Coalition, and Vanderbilt Students of Nonviolence at Vanderbilt University, moderated by Bruce Barry. The United States presidential debates of 2008 were sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization that sponsored four debates that occurred at various locations around the United States in September and October 2008. 90-minute town hall meeting debate. Topic: All Topics. By all accounts, 2008 was the last year that both candidates acknowledged the science on climate change and wanted to do something about it.
Republican Party nominee John McCain and Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama did not agree to additional debates; however, each was interviewed at the Civil Forum on the Presidency, held on August 16, 2008, and at the Service Nation Presidential Forum on September 11, 2008.
Many observers felt that Obama had to simply avoid stumbles or mistakes in order to succeed in the debate. "[80] Obama's running mate Joe Biden argued that the vast majority of small businesses are smaller than Wurzelbacher's. Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was among those who received a letter. Obama’s most important lead may have come among Hispanic voters, who said he bested McCain by a 50-36 percent margin. Presidential debate moderators. McCain responded that spending– besides defense, veterans' affairs, and certain other programs that he specified during the first debate– would have to be frozen.
That was it.
Wurzelbacher claimed that Obama's tax policy would make it difficult for him to expand his business and hire more employees if he bought the business at which he had been employed as a plumber.
[64] In CBS's poll of uncommitted voters, 40% felt Obama had won, 26% thought McCain had won, and 34% said it was a tie. Neither McCain nor Obama broke from talking points, and neither candidate made any major gaffe. Meanwhile, though 22% of moderators were black or Latinx in 2008, that went down to 8% in 2012 and 11% in 2016. [3], The first and third of the 90-minute CPD presidential debates were divided into nine 9-minute issue segments, allowing the candidates to discuss selected topics, answer follow-ups from the moderator and directly address each other.
Libertarian candidate Bob Barr was invited, but declined to participate (citing scheduling conflicts).[88]. Commission on Presidential Debates.
One of the most memorable moments during the debate came at the end when Biden talked about the tragedy that affected his family when his wife and daughter died and his sons were injured. Often, he joked of his age and at one point seemed to mock his opponent.
Many critics of McCain, including the Obama campaign, compared it to the first debate, when McCain did not look at Obama.
[96], At the end of August, 2008, Barack Obama and John McCain agreed to participate in a written "debate" on scientific issues, organized by a coalition of scientific, professional and media organizations called ScienceDebate.org. A sixth, Bruce Bongardt, also participated describing himself as a "virtual candidate" who was not on the ballot but wanted to share his ideas. [13], Although the debate was originally planned to focus on foreign policy and national security, Lehrer did devote the first half of the debate due to the ongoing 2008 financial crisis, a portion of the debate focused on economic issues. Joe Biden (D), United States Senator (DE) and Sarah Palin (R), Governor (AK), 69.9 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research). Often, he joked of his age and at one point seemed to mock his opponent.
Biden schools Trump on environmental justice during debate, Trump goads Biden into saying he’ll ‘phase out’ fossil fuels at final debate, ‘Probably like 50-50’: Trump privately admitted climate change fueled California’s fires, The Trump administration is burying dozens of studies detailing the promise of renewable energy, Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation could revive this hidden doctrine — and derail climate action. The vice-presidential debate format followed that of the first presidential debate, but included questions on all topics and had shorter response and discussion periods.
She replied, Kahn told Guy Raz, during an All Things Co…
The first Internet question came from a 78-year-old, as Brokaw pointed out, "child of the Depression" about sacrifices that Americans might have to make in the future. Probably not.
[16], An estimated 52.4 million people watched the debate. These events led to subsequent media attention directed at Wurzelbacher. [52] Mark Halperin of Time graded both candidates' performances a B. Sabato added, "he might even be judged the winner.
That means people who are undecided, infrequent participants in politics, or who don’t commonly vote.
This was reflected in the debate questions: In the vice-presidential debate, Gwen Ifill of PBS asked the candidates “what is true and what is false” about the causes of climate change; in the final presidential debate, moderator Bob Schieffer from CBS asked Obama and McCain how they would reduce dependence on foreign oil for “energy and climate control.”. The earmark was not approved.
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McCain was critical of Obama's support for a $3 million earmark which would have bought a new planetarium projector for Chicago's Adler Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. Several polls suggested that Biden had won the debate;[46][47] although, many observers were surprised by Palin's speaking abilities and knowledge of John McCain's policies. Please enable and refresh the page. It was broadcast on cable by C-SPAN and on the Internet by Break-the-Matrix (BtM), one of the event sponsors (Other sponsors included Open Debates, the Daily Paul, and Steal Back Your Vote). To David Steinberg, a political communications expert at the University of Miami, the lack of climate change in debate questions isn’t much of a surprise. Libertarian candidate Bob Barr was invited, but declined to participate (citing scheduling conflicts). While gender representation among primary debate moderators improved in recent elections, racial diversity did not. The format of the single vice presidential debate followed that of the first and third presidential debates, but included questions on all topics, with shorter response and discussion periods compared to the presidential debates.[9][10].
Almost 70% of independent voters would also like to see him included. [66], Several media outlets, especially those on the Internet, reported controversy over McCain referring to Obama as "that one" while discussing energy policy. [29] Three days later, however, the House of Representatives defeated the bailout proposal.
[48] CNN polls found Biden won 51 to 36. [55], The debate's format offered moderator Gwen Ifill great freedom and power to decide the questions which can cover domestic or international issues. 56.5 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research). According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, “1948 and 1956 were the only public debates among presidential candidates prior to 1960.” Furthermore, there were no moderators … The year was 2008.
[81], In an interview the day after the debate,[82] Wurzelbacher said Obama's tax plan wouldn't affect him right now, because he doesn't make $250,000. [49] It is widely agreed that both candidates accurately followed the "do no harm" guideline of vice-presidential debates. [51] Fox News Channel held a poll regarding the performance of each candidate, with 51% of the votes in favor of Biden, and 39% in favor of Palin. And, although climate change clocks in pretty high on Democrats’ policy priorities, it ranked as the 13th priority for American voters overall, according to a poll in April by George Mason University and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. [12], A Zogby International poll released on August 15, 2008 indicated that more than 50% of Democratic and Republican voters would like to see Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr included in the presidential debates. She used her inexperience to her advantage by saying, "It's so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and not used to the ways you guys operate. and "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody", which Wurzelbacher later dismissed as "tap dancing...he was almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.".
This was reflected in another professor's sentiments: "I didn't think Obama was as comfortable this time as he was in the other two debates, but I didn't really hear any gaffe, any major mistake," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. After all, Steinberg says that presidential debates aren’t really “debates” per se — they’re more like “joint press conferences.” And, just like politicians at a press conference, “candidates will find a way to get around to things that they think will benefit them, whether or not the question is asked.” Biden can easily use questions about jobs or the economy to show off his climate credentials and win points against Trump at the same time, Steinberg added. If you want a signal of how radically different the discourse was back then, consider this: During the vice-presidential debate, the conservative darling Sarah Palin said “We know that [climate change] is real” and “We’ve got to reduce emissions.”, After all, both John McCain and Barack Obama were running on platforms that called for capping carbon emissions across all 50 states. The debate was watched by about 70 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research, making it the most-watched vice presidential debate in history. [89], An Alternative Presidential Candidates' Debate was hosted by The Coalition for October Debate Alternatives (CODA), the Nashville Peace Coalition, and Vanderbilt Students of Nonviolence at Vanderbilt University, moderated by Bruce Barry. The United States presidential debates of 2008 were sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization that sponsored four debates that occurred at various locations around the United States in September and October 2008. 90-minute town hall meeting debate. Topic: All Topics. By all accounts, 2008 was the last year that both candidates acknowledged the science on climate change and wanted to do something about it.
Republican Party nominee John McCain and Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama did not agree to additional debates; however, each was interviewed at the Civil Forum on the Presidency, held on August 16, 2008, and at the Service Nation Presidential Forum on September 11, 2008.
Many observers felt that Obama had to simply avoid stumbles or mistakes in order to succeed in the debate. "[80] Obama's running mate Joe Biden argued that the vast majority of small businesses are smaller than Wurzelbacher's. Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was among those who received a letter. Obama’s most important lead may have come among Hispanic voters, who said he bested McCain by a 50-36 percent margin. Presidential debate moderators. McCain responded that spending– besides defense, veterans' affairs, and certain other programs that he specified during the first debate– would have to be frozen.
That was it.
Wurzelbacher claimed that Obama's tax policy would make it difficult for him to expand his business and hire more employees if he bought the business at which he had been employed as a plumber.
[64] In CBS's poll of uncommitted voters, 40% felt Obama had won, 26% thought McCain had won, and 34% said it was a tie. Neither McCain nor Obama broke from talking points, and neither candidate made any major gaffe. Meanwhile, though 22% of moderators were black or Latinx in 2008, that went down to 8% in 2012 and 11% in 2016. [3], The first and third of the 90-minute CPD presidential debates were divided into nine 9-minute issue segments, allowing the candidates to discuss selected topics, answer follow-ups from the moderator and directly address each other.
Libertarian candidate Bob Barr was invited, but declined to participate (citing scheduling conflicts).[88]. Commission on Presidential Debates.
One of the most memorable moments during the debate came at the end when Biden talked about the tragedy that affected his family when his wife and daughter died and his sons were injured. Often, he joked of his age and at one point seemed to mock his opponent.
Many critics of McCain, including the Obama campaign, compared it to the first debate, when McCain did not look at Obama.
[96], At the end of August, 2008, Barack Obama and John McCain agreed to participate in a written "debate" on scientific issues, organized by a coalition of scientific, professional and media organizations called ScienceDebate.org. A sixth, Bruce Bongardt, also participated describing himself as a "virtual candidate" who was not on the ballot but wanted to share his ideas. [13], Although the debate was originally planned to focus on foreign policy and national security, Lehrer did devote the first half of the debate due to the ongoing 2008 financial crisis, a portion of the debate focused on economic issues. Joe Biden (D), United States Senator (DE) and Sarah Palin (R), Governor (AK), 69.9 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research). Often, he joked of his age and at one point seemed to mock his opponent.
Biden schools Trump on environmental justice during debate, Trump goads Biden into saying he’ll ‘phase out’ fossil fuels at final debate, ‘Probably like 50-50’: Trump privately admitted climate change fueled California’s fires, The Trump administration is burying dozens of studies detailing the promise of renewable energy, Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation could revive this hidden doctrine — and derail climate action. The vice-presidential debate format followed that of the first presidential debate, but included questions on all topics and had shorter response and discussion periods.
She replied, Kahn told Guy Raz, during an All Things Co…
The first Internet question came from a 78-year-old, as Brokaw pointed out, "child of the Depression" about sacrifices that Americans might have to make in the future. Probably not.
[16], An estimated 52.4 million people watched the debate. These events led to subsequent media attention directed at Wurzelbacher. [52] Mark Halperin of Time graded both candidates' performances a B. Sabato added, "he might even be judged the winner.
That means people who are undecided, infrequent participants in politics, or who don’t commonly vote.
This was reflected in the debate questions: In the vice-presidential debate, Gwen Ifill of PBS asked the candidates “what is true and what is false” about the causes of climate change; in the final presidential debate, moderator Bob Schieffer from CBS asked Obama and McCain how they would reduce dependence on foreign oil for “energy and climate control.”. The earmark was not approved.
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