Debate Quote by David Letterman

Modern presidential debating only started with Richard Nixon and John F.Kennedy in 1960, although the proximity of that to the Lincoln-Douglas centennial is more…

— Allen C. Guelzo

Jeb Bush brought it up at the debate and he was doing it very well, and all of a sudden, I don't know what…

— Donald Trump

I grew up in Orlando, Florida, and I joined the debate team right around the time of the 2000 election.

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

— George W. Bush

I was on the debate team.

— Cordae

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

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

— Ron Fournier

But down in Florida in the early voting, there were computer glitches, confusing ballots, long lines and chaos. And when President Bush heard about…

— David Letterman

What are we doing to make sure that people don't get the debate questions ahead of time - because I can tell you this:…

— Sean Spicer

We are creating a political demolition derby, not a presidential debate. Those strange impulses in the American soul that have produced mud wrestling and…

— Hugh Sidey

I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.

— Geraldine Ferraro

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

— Mark McKinnon