I will be live blogging the final presidential debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. The debate is being hosted at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, and will be moderated by CBS News’ Bob Schieffer. The overarching topic of the debate is foreign policy. First segment — the Middle East and terrorism Romney begins the debate by [...]
By: Tomas Piedrahita Amid outrage, violence, and his closest race to date, Hugo Chávez claimed his seat as Venezuelan President for the fourth time on Sunday, October 7th. A former lieutenant colonel that has reigned over the country since 1999, Chávez garnered 55.14% of the vote, while Henrique Capriles Radonski, a former governor of Venezuela’s second most populous state, captured [...]
In Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, the protagonist, Will McAvoy, is just tired of politics. So, channeling his inner Cronkite, he becomes the moderator of political discourse he thinks is lost by launching a “mission to civilize” the country. Unfortunately, there’s no parallel to fight against the “post-truth politics” in real life. Dave Roberts of Grist noticed this back when the major meme of [...]
I will be blogging the vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI). The debate is being hosted at Centre College in Danville, KY, and is moderated by NBC News’ Martha Raddatz. Closing statements Biden: The President and I will not rest until the playing field is fair for those in the middle class. Ryan: [...]
Last night’s debate, according both to reputable sources (CNN’s flash poll, The Atlantic’s James Fallows, Bill Keller) and less reputable sources (my Facebook feed, my Poli Sci professor, my mother), was a clear win for Mitt Romney. President Obama, who top Romney aide Beth Myers said was “widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history,” [...]
Tonight, I am live blogging the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The debate will be moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer at the University of Denver in Denver, CO. The debate will focus on domestic policy and take place from 9:00 to 10:30 PM. The beginning The debate will consist of three segments on the [...]
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