presidential debates on Townhall

• Year in Review: The Political Highs and Lows of 2012 Mon Dec 31
  Guy Benson
• Candy Crowley: No Regrets on that Misleading Fact-Check In Front of 65 Million People Sun Dec 9
  Guy Benson
• Storm Saves Obama From Himself Fri Nov 2
  Jonah Goldberg
  If President Obama had the time for some introspection on the campaign trail, he might take offense at all the media speculation (and in many cases wishful thinking gussied up as speculation) that his response to Hurricane Sandy will give him the edge going into Election Day. ... more
• Dr. Ben Carson on America’s Education Challenge Mon Oct 29
  Star Parker
  In the midst of the third presidential debate in Florida, which was supposedly about foreign policy, President Obama interjected a few words about American education. ... more
• Glass Jaw O-ba-ma Sat Oct 27
  Hugh Hewitt
  If Peggy Noonan is correct, and the president’s performance in the first debate revealed him to be “[p]etulant, put upon, above it all, full of himself,” then the two weeks since have shown him to own what they call in the world of boxing, “a glass jaw.” ... more
• The Limits of American Power Sat Oct 27
  Caroline Glick
  Monday's US presidential debate on foreign policy came and went. And we are none the wiser for it. ... more
• 7 Questions That Will Determine the Outcome of the 2012 Election Sat Oct 27
  Steve Deace
  The debates are over, and although most of my fellow pundits were quick to tell us before they started that historically they don’t impact the eventual outcome, this time they certainly have. This race hasn’t been the same since the first debate. ... more
• The Purpose of Presidential Debates Fri Oct 26
  George Friedman
  We like to think that our politics have never been less civil than they are today. Given that Andrew Jackson's wife was accused of being a prostitute, Grover Cleveland was said to have illegitimate children and Lyndon Johnson faced the chant "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" I will assert that the Obama-Romney campaign doesn't even register on the vilification scale. ... more
• Important Energy Questions Remain After Presidential Debates Fri Oct 26
  Bob Beauprez
  When the president proposed new taxes on gas and oil that would ultimately be borne by consumers and cost job losses, Romney correctly took him to task for wasting tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on expensive and unreliable energy sources, whose failed corporate leaders were Obama campaign donors. ... more
• What The Debates Taught Us Thu Oct 25
  Victor Davis Hanson
  The president of the United States in the last debate chose to go on the attack against his challenger, Mitt Romney -- and once again largely failed to convince the American people that he was the more presidential alternative. ... more
• Video: Romney's Closing Statement Wed Oct 24
  Guy Benson
• Video: CNN Mocks Obama Camp's "Second Term Agenda" Brochure Tue Oct 23
  Guy Benson
• Romney Ad: The Obama Apology Tour Tue Oct 23
  Guy Benson
• Post Debate: Reaction from the Spin Room Floor Mon Oct 22
  Katie Pavlich
• Round III: Romney Passes Commander-in-Chief 'Eye Test' Mon Oct 22
  Guy Benson
• LIVE OPEN THREAD: The Final Debate Mon Oct 22
  Guy Benson
• Rumble in Florida: A Preview of the Final 2012 Presidential Debate Mon Oct 22
  Katie Pavlich
• The Republicans’ Missing Link Sat Oct 20
  Steve Deace
  During Tuesday’s second presidential debate, we held a live focus group with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on my nationally-syndicated radio program. After the debate was over, the business owners expressed disappointment in both candidates’ performance. ... more
• Show vs. Substance Fri Oct 19
  Paul Greenberg
  It was Clausewitz, the military strategist, who famously defined war as politics by other means. Politics in turn could be defined as history determined by other means. For each present political choice tends to come with its own view of the past. It would be hard to find a better example of that tendency than Tuesday night's presidential debate, which was not only a clash of candidates but of pasts. ... more
• Here's How Romney Wins The Monday Night Debate Fri Oct 19
  Mark Davis
  I confess a certain fascination with debate prep. What is it, exactly? ... more
• Candy Crowley Self-Destructs Fri Oct 19
  Brent Bozell
  Just how badly did CNN's Candy Crowley destroy her first (and hopefully last) attempt as a presidential debate moderator? ... more
• Guy Benson Talks Candy Crowley: "You Better Get Your Facts Right" Fri Oct 19
  Washington, DC
  Townhall's Guy Benson discusses the debate with Neil Cavuto. ... more
• Romney's Number-Crunching Values Pessimism Thu Oct 18
  Maggie Gallagher
  Right after the second debate, Mitt Romney has finally decided to run an abortion ad: "Those ads saying Mitt Romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme, so I looked into it," a female former Obama voter says. "Turns out, Romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. In fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother's life." Mitt Romney. He's our guy. He's much better than Obama, and I think he will win this race. But could he try any harder to prove he's no Ronald Reagan? ... more
• To More and More Women, Romney Is the Safer Choice Thu Oct 18
  Michael Barone
  An interesting story from last winter: An email friend who lives in an affluent suburb far from Washington, a staunch Republican, was watching one of the Republican debates with his wife, a staunch Democrat. ... more
• FLASHBACK: Jay Carney "I Haven't" Called Libya a Terrorist Attack Wed Oct 17
  Katie Pavlich

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