About Quote by Bob Barr

Traditionally vice presidential debates don't move the needle one way or the other. They have largely been irrelevant and inconsequential.

— Donald Trump

The presidential and vice-presidential debates are those rare moments when people come together, but to even call them debates is a stretch because they're…

— Morgan Neville

While it's true that the vice presidential slot isn't the most important thing on people's minds in a presidential election, these debates frequently matter.

— Mollie Hemingway

Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over…

— Mark McKinnon

Debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. It's pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out…

— Rick Perry

Debates are great for voters. The more the better.

— Tom Suozzi

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.

— Ron Fournier

The world of TV debates is antiquated. What looked smart and modern in 1960, with Kennedy versus Nixon, looks quaint and over-rehearsed between Obama…

— Ruzwana Bashir

The debates are part of the unconscionable fraud that our political campaigns have become a format that defies meaningful discourse. They should be charged…

— Walter Cronkite

Republican presidential debates have become contests of who can terrify viewers the most.

— David Brock

When you campaign and have to participate in so many debates just to the win the nomination of your party, you've had a lot…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

The problem with these presidential debates like this is that you can't really prepare for them, because the questions are so individual and personal…

— Michael Gerson