Tag: debate
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Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy debate in Montana with the Senate on the line
MISSOULA, Mont. — The central clash in the pivotal Montana Senate race — and the fight for control of the Senate itself — was on full display Monday night as Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican Tim Sheehy faced off in a heated debate. Like other Republican challengers around the country, Sheehy, a former Navy…
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Vance and Walz lean on their wives in different ways on the trail — and ahead of the VP debate
As JD Vance and Tim Walz prepare to face off in their Tuesday debate, the vice presidential hopefuls have banked several months of campaigning across the country after their sudden elevations into national politics. So have two key players helping shape their messaging and public images: their wives. While Usha Vance has acted more as…
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Vance preps for VP debate with help from his wife, advisers and a Minnesota stand-in for Walz
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., will play Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Sen. JD Vance’s final vice presidential debate rehearsals, a source directly involved with the preparations told NBC News. Those final sessions will cap more than a month of work to ready Vance, an Ohio Republican, for next week’s face-off with Walz in New York.…
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Democrats to dub Trump a ‘chicken’ to pressure him to debate Harris
In a bid to coax Donald Trump back onto the debate stage with Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats plan to launch a new messaging campaign dubbing the former president a “chicken” for saying he won’t debate again. The Democratic National Committee will launch static billboards and mobile billboards and even have a staffer dressed as…
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Harris accepts invitation for second potential debate in October
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Saturday said it would accept an invitation to participate in a second debate with former President Donald Trump. The potential debate would take place on Oct. 23 and be hosted by CNN, Harris campaign chair Jennifer O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. “The American people deserve another opportunity to…
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Brazilian mayoral candidate hits opponent with a chair during live debate
A televised debate among election rivals for mayor of São Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, descended into chaos when one struggling candidate whacked another with a chair and was expelled. During Sunday’s debate among six hopefuls, candidate José Luiz Datena, a TV presenter, exploded when opponent Pablo Marçal, a far-right influencer, said Datena was not man…