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With a little more than a month to go before Mike Pence squares off with Tim Kaine, the Republican vice presidential nominee on Wednesday downplayed any expectations that he would go for the jugular on the Virginia senator's home turf.

El presidente de la Cámara Nacional Electoral (CNE), Alberto Dalla Via, realzó este martes los proyectos de ley para establecer la obligatoriedad de los debates presidenciales entre los candidatos que hayan superado las Primarias Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO).

El magistrado agregó que “no parece mala idea una regulación y la incorporación del debate al proceso electoral” y opinó que los debates deben ser entre candidatos a presidente ya que “trasladarlo a las elecciones legislativas sería una operación muy compleja”. En ese sentido, destacó la idea del

Trump late Friday accused Clinton of intentionally stacking debates against primetime programming to “rig” the election process, despite the fact that the schedule has been set since last September.

Here are three things each candidate must do in the upcoming debates

Donald Trump needs to win next month’s debate to get ahead of Hillary Clinton in the polls — and he’s going to have to look presidential while still landing punches on soft spots such as her scandals while throwing her off balance with

"This is the most unpredictable election season that I certainly can remember," Clinton said, pledging not to take anyone, anything or any place for granted in the election.

They are undertaking a forensic-style analysis of Mr. Trump’s performances in the Republican primary debates, cataloging strengths and weaknesses as well as trigger points that caused him to lash out in less-than-presidential ways.

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday night, shunned a debate organised for governorship candidates of political parties in the state ahead of the election.

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson said it's "game over" on any chance of winning the White House if he does not make it to the debate stage.

Hillary Clinton is methodically preparing for the presidential debates as a veteran lawyer would approach her biggest trial. She pores over briefing books thick with policy arcana and opposition research. She internalizes tips from the most seasoned debate coaches in her party. And she rehearses

Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham may play the role of Hillary Clinton in Donald Trump's preparation for the upcoming presidential debates, according to The Washington Post.