Day Quote by Douglas Brunt

Debates are great for voters. The more the better.

— Tom Suozzi

I think it's important that campaigns be aired all the way through, that people aren't voting three weeks before, before debates are held.

— Judy Woodruff

If you're kept off the debates, you can't reach more two percent of people even if you campaign every state and fill the big…

— Ralph Nader

I propose a full day of live one-on-one debates on unannounced issues, with no aides to help or reply. Each candidate would be paired…

— Zephyr Teachout

Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance.

— Thomas Hauser

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

Instead of candidates hiring people, like yours truly, to create campaign media that works on both conscious and subconscious levels to sway the voting…

— Ron Howard

“It will be hard to dispel the myth that spending big money on advertising is the path to electoral victory, but we do know…

— Becky Bond

The cost of campaigning has skyrocketed in recent years because of the falloff in TV viewership. With only one-third as many people watching TV…

— Dick Morris

I like the idea of having more of a fun convention during the election campaign, if it's showbiz, if it's entertainment, whatever the case…

— Reince Priebus

Don't make election popularity largely a matter of which candidate hires the most creative and effective propagandists. Insist that it be, instead, a running…

— Ron Howard

The campaign in the media takes place in many different formats, such as in citizens forums or town - hall shows. And because we…

— Angela Merkel