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Conference moderators pressed the candidates on their immigration reform, climate change, and healthcare policy during their allotted 12 minute speaking times.

Hannah Jewell talks to former Hillary Clinton adviser Philippe Reines about how to stand out on a crowded stage.

So when the Democratic National Committee announced last month that for the first time ever, it would require that women have a seat at the moderator’s table in each debate, it was a start. Women are consistently a solid majority of voters. People of color are projected to account for one-third of

The lead-up to the first Democratic debates of the 2020 election cycle has been defined mostly by consternation over which candidates would be allowed to stand at the lecterns, and on which nights. But just as important is who will get to sit behind the moderator’s table, and what questions they’ll

Eight Democratic presidential candidates descended on Miami for a forum focused on Latino issues Friday morning, their appearance highlights the early importance of one of the most vital swing states and the need to make inroads with Hispanic voters -- a group set to become the largest minority

Primary debates can make or break candidates. Hannah Jewell talks to former Hillary Clinton adviser Philippe Reines about how to stand out on a crowded stage

The debates are two hours each on the 27th and 28th, involving a different set of 10 candidates.

Admit the reality that having 10 people in an hour-long or even two-hour-long debate is like speed dating for a president more than a thoughtful discussion of issues. Limit the number of participants in any debate to four, and agree that the four will be chosen at random. The host university

Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez defended the party’s decision not to hold a presidential primary debate solely focused on climate change when confronted Saturday by Florida activists demanding one.

More than 50 members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are reportedly asking Chairman Tom Perez to hold a presidential debate on climate change after the governing body rejected repeated requests from Democratic presidential hopeful and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to host one.

The Democratic Party announced Thursday that it would exclude specific polls from the qualification criteria for the first Democratic presidential debate in June, a change in the official rules that could exclude Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.

Faced with an unmanageable number of candidates, an awkward format, and miscast moderators — not to mention serious technical glitches — the network took a difficult situation and made it worse.