Debate Analysis: Ramaswamy draws fire with remarks, DeSantis fails to break out
If analysts had to characterize the first GOP presidential primary debate, itโs safe to say the candidates struggled to stand out, but things did get spirited at times and they did take shots at each other in Milwaukee.
Sheriff Debate Analysis: Who did the best job getting their message out?
After the five candidates who want to tackle Jacksonville's biggest law enforcement issues squared off Wednesday night on Channel 4, an analyst with the Jacksonville Public Policy Institute shared what he considered the biggest takeaways from the debate.
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Who makes up Presidential Debate Commission and why do they call all the shots?
โIโm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate,โ Trump told Fox Business on Thursday morning. The debate commission has sought to avoid any appearance of choosing any political side, which means they are used to getting criticism from both parties. The commission has unfettered powers to make a decision like deciding that Trumpโs COVID-19 diagnosis was sufficient reason to make the next debate virtual. And even though the debate commission calls the debate, the candidates have every right to choose not to participate. The third and final presidential debate is still scheduled for Oct. 22 in Nashville.
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Fly lands on Vice President Penceโs head during debate, distracting internet
There was briefly another participant swooping into Wednesday nightโs vice presidential debate. For several minutes, a fly landed in Vice President Mike Penceโs hair, not moving as he answered questions about racial injustice and whether justice has been done in the death of Breonna Taylor. Conversation about the fly briefly dominated corners of Twitter, where debate watchers discussed their distraction and inability to focus on Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris' answers. Wednesday nightโs intruder wasnโt the first to take center stage at an election-year debate. In 2016, a fly briefly landed between Democratic nominee Hillary Clintonโs eyes during a town hall-style debate with now-President Donald Trump.
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Trust Index: What should we fact-check from the vice presidential debate?
Weโre fact-checking the Oct. 7 vice presidential debate โ and you can help. Using the form below, tell us which statements from the debate you want the Trust Index team to review. If your submission is selected, weโll check it out and report back.
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Jacksonville residents say they decided who theyโre voting for before Trump-Biden debate
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off Tuesday evening in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. But most Jacksonville residents who News4Jax spoke with Wednesday said they had already made up their minds long before the presidential debate. โBecause of the last four years, I think I know who Iโm voting for,โ Haynes said. Amanda Crawford, who lives on the Westside, said she also already decided who sheโs voting for. โIโve pretty much decided how Iโm voting," said Jason LaFleur, who lives on the Southside.
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Fact check: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate
(AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)ProtestsTRUMP: โThe (Portland, Oregon) sheriff just came out today and he said I support President Trump.โTHE FACTS: That is false. Health careTRUMP: โDrug prices will be coming down 80 or 90%.โTHE FACTS: Thatโs a promise, not a reality, and itโs a big stretch. Supreme CourtBIDEN, on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett: โShe thinks that the Affordable Care Act is not constitutional.โTHE FACTS: Thatโs not right. Delaware StateTRUMP: โYou said you went to Delaware State, but you forgot the name of your college. โI got started out of an HBCU, Delaware State โ now, I donโt want to hear anything negative about Delaware State,โ Biden told a town hall in Florence, South Carolina, in October 2019.