A national poll of debate watchers suggests that Sen. Barack Obama won the second presidential debate. Fifty-four percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey conducted after the ...

Attack the opposing party's candidate for president and boost their own party's man. But both vice presidential candidates have challenges in meeting their goals ahead of Thursday night's debate. Both ...

The first presidential debate between Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama took place on Friday, September 26, 2008, at University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The debate was ...

John McCain says he will participate in Friday night's presidential debate in Oxford, Miss., setting up a timely face-off with Barack Obama. The debates could play a key role in determining the winner ...

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Listeners and bloggers give their take on Michel Martin's commentary this week on the all-white, all-male lineup of presidential debate moderators. Also, the program shares new information about ...

Following his “major foreign policy” address on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney participated in a roundtable with retired generals, at which he made the curious declaration that ...

The Tufts Democrats ushered in Super Tuesday with a mock debate last night, as a student representing Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) squared off with a student standing in for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.

It's pretty obvious what was the most overhyped political story of the past week. The honors clearly go to the Hillary Clinton drama: Will she stand down? Will she endorse? Will she deign to accept ...