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Eight of the nine candidates running for alderman will participate in the Sept. 19 event inside the board room at Franklin City Hall.

In a pair of studies, researchers at the University of Missouri’s Political Communication Institute (PCI) found that issue-based tweeting was directly related to acquiring greater knowledge. Additionally, social watching actually helps viewers solidify their beliefs around their chosen candidates.

Hillary Clinton said her “skin crawled” as Donald Trump loomed behind her at a presidential debate in St. Louis, and added that she wished she could have pressed pause and asked America, “Well, what would you do?”

Ahead of the 2017 debates, which begin Wednesday with the first Democratic mayoral primary debate between Mayor Bill de Blasio and former City Council Member Sal Albanese, Gotham Gazette presents 10 great moments from New York City debates of the last few decades.

On Friday, Philippe Reines, a Democratic strategist who worked with Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, posted a short video on Twitter. Filmed Sept. 24, just two days before the first presidential debate, the video shows Clinton practicing for her meeting with then-candidate Donald Trump, facing off

Those running to replace Gov. Chris Christie debated for the first time Tuesday night in a primary debate doubleheader at Stockton University.

NBC News' Lester Holt actually specifically asked both candidates about their jobs plans during a debate held on Sept. 26, 2016. In fact, it was the very first question of the very first presidential debate.

On Monday, the four candidates – Alex Johnson, Michael McNeely, John Watson and Mike Welsh – debated numerous topics at the CSRA Republican Women’s Club monthly meeting. The event was held at Jones Creek Golf Club.

Last Tuesday, Cal State LA hosted an officially recognized Presidential Debate. Except this one didn’t involve Trump. Instead, students running for various executive ASI positions duked it out on the issues, providing their stances on school policies and addressing student concerns.

In what was an energized crowd April 17 at a debate between Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo and challenger Joe Bray-Ali in advance of the city's district 1 runoff election next month, an audience member yelled at the Indian American challenger to "Go back to India."

Actually, it’s not only a race — it’s practically a slugfest. During our well-attended Pasadena Star-News debate between Hosp and Wilson at PCC last week, if a riot didn’t quite break out between partisans of each candidate.