Presidential debates have perhaps never been more important in U.S. politics than they have been this year. Arguably a poor debate performance drove incumbent Joe Biden out of the running for the Nov.

Two years ago, we put forward a reform proposal for the presidential debates in the 2008 campaign. Rather than just offer an abstract plan, we decided to present a real format by scheduling a dialogue ...

A radical change could be coming to the three fall presidential and one vice presidential debates. Instead of President Obama and his opponent giving 90 second answers and 30 second retorts, the ...

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format Gets a Test Drive WSJ's Doug Belkin joins the News Hub to discuss the Lincoln-Douglas-style debate held on Monday by presidential candidates Jon Huntsman and Newt ...

An Annandale resident is hoping to muster more enthusiasm for local political races in this year’s elections by hosting a debate in his front yard. Denny D’Alelio invited Fairfax County Supervisor ...