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“The heart of democracy is addressing significant questions in open, reasoned discussion that will inform voters as they prepare to cast their votes,” said University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, ’76, ’78 M.A., who has served on the CPD’s board of directors since 2011. “Standing apart from

The university will partner on the event with the Commission on Presidential Debates and the National Democratic Institute, a nonprofit organization that works to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government. Some

La universidad trabajará en colaboración con la Comisión Nacional para los Debates de Estados Unidos (CPD por sus siglas en inglés) y el National Democratic Institute (NDI), una organización sin fines de lucro que trabaja para apoyar y fortalecer las instituciones democráticas alrededor del mundo a

“There’s this perception that debates are this great democratic tool, where voters can find out what candidates stand for and how good they really are,” says Vincent Pons, assistant professor of business administration. “But we find that debates don’t have any effect on any group of voters.”

Here are some of the most memorable moments from Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post.

Ten candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination took the debate stage Wednesday night in Atlanta for the fifth round of debates.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar publicly complained about gender bias in the race, saying voters and the media were giving rival Pete Buttigieg, a small-town mayor, more support and attention because he’s a man. A woman with a similar resume, Klobuchar argued, wouldn’t be taken seriously enough to make the

The debate was originally scheduled at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, but on Wednesday, Democratic National Committee officials agreed to move the event amid protests by AFSCME Local 3299, a union representing more than 25,000 University of California service and patient technical care

“I’m hoping that we see, from this, an increase in civic engagement,” Hemmert said. “Debates are a critical component of the democratic process and it’s an opportunity for our students, or anyone, to come firsthand [and see] our election process in action.”

Last week, Gabbard threatened to boycott the fourth Democratic debate, hosted by CNN and the New York times, accusing them of "rigging" the 2020 election.

Amid growing speculation that President Donald Trump will skip the 2020 debates — with one prominent conservative host decrying liberal favoritism among the questioners — the Republican co-chair of the nonpartisan debate commission rejected the charge and insisted the commission will seek moderators