American politics Quote by Hugh Sidey

These are party-sanctioned debates. This is a presidential election, you show up at the debates. These are the rules. We have a series of…

— Ryan Grim

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

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

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

I don't think [Donald] Trump was playing rope-a-dope. He probably said, "Look, I've done these. How many debates did we do in the primaries?…

— Rush Limbaugh

People are moping around and I think campaigns can be about lifting the spirits of the American people.

— Jeb Bush

Presidential and vice-presidential debates are not about campaign staff or consultants, and it is high time we as a people took control and reminded…

— Bob Barr

The debate corporation is a corporation. It's funded by corporations. It's relayed by media corporations to the public. It's created by the two parties,…

— Ralph Nader

Over three-quarters of the American people are saying it's time to open up the debates. We have rejected these two candidates [Hillary Clinton and…

— Jill Stein

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing…

— Hugh Sidey

“The Mystery of Futile Debate: Why do we engage endlessly in futile political debates? We can argue politics forever, with nary a hint of…

— Guillermo Jimenez

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

— David Brock