October 22, 2012

Evolution of Presidential Debates

Stephen Farnsworth, Robert Lichter, Rob Richie, and Carolyn Curiel talked about the evolution of presidential debates. They discussed the… read more

Stephen Farnsworth, Robert Lichter, Rob Richie, and Carolyn Curiel talked about the evolution of presidential debates. They discussed the candidates' performances in the first two presidential debates between President Obama and Mitt Romney, and analyzed prior presidential debates as well. College students in remote classrooms participated in the questioning. close

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Janet H. Brown Executive Director Commission on Presidential Debates
Carolyn Curiel Clinical Professor Purdue University->Brian Lamb School of Communication

Stephen J. Farnsworth Professor University of Mary Washington->Department of Political Science and International Affairs
S. "Bob" Robert Lichter Director Center for Media and Public Affairs
Robert Richie Executive Director FairVote
Steve Scully Host C-SPAN

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Program ID:: 308976-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Oct 22, 2012 | 3:19pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Oct 22, 2012 | 3:19pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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