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Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson faced off against his four main rivals on the debate stage on Saturday night, earning some of the night's loudest cheers and boos as he tried to sell his viability in the general election without alienating his party's more hardcore members.

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders on Thursday explored staging an unconventional U.S. presidential debate that would sideline Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and create a television spectacle that could attract huge ratings.

"Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged ... it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher," Trump said in a statement.

Le candidat présumé du Parti républicain à la présidentielle américaine a finalement décidé de ne pas débattre avec Bernie Sanders, candidat à la primaire démocrate, préférant attendre de savoir qui de ce dernier ou de Clinton serait son adversaire.

"The public never was told this, but they would tell us, 'Look, Secretary Clinton's going to get 50 percent of the questions, Senator Sanders is going to get 40 percent and you're going to get 10 percent of the questions."

John Backer, Steve Christy and Marla Closen took the floor together Saturday at the Quail Creek Clubhouse for a debate hosted by the Quail Creek Republican Club and Sahuarita Tea Party. All three are Republicans headed for the Aug. 30 primary.

Climate change, women’s rights, and student loan debt are some of the topics evoked in tonight’s first live open debate between candidates for U.S. Senate.

This year, the CPD is considering widening the traditional pool of potential moderators to include people beyond television.

With recent polls showing her making significant gains, Katie McGinty turned away from her Democratic rivals in a debate Friday and instead took aim at Republican Sen. Pat Toomey as she tries to win her party's U.S. Senate nomination in Pennsylvania.

The model is similar to the petition site created by the White House, where any public petition achieving a minimum threshold of signatures is guaranteed a White House response.

Last night Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton faced off in their ninth presidential debate. The scene of the action was Brooklyn, New York, so I packed my bags, got on the subway, and went to see what was going on.

The two Democratic presidential candidates settled into a standoff Sunday over a potential New York debate.