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The exhaustive list of demands released by Joe Biden’s campaign for only two presidential debates tells you just how weak he truly is, but whatever. They’re not unreasonable requirements, and a couple could even work to Donald Trump’s…

Girls and Boys State, put on by The American Legion, are annual meetings that give high school students the opportunity to practice government through mock debates, campaigns, and elections. Students assume political offices, decide cases,…

The current presidential debate format is absurd. It’s time to return to 1858. First, the nationally televised forums are organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, a supposedly non-partisan group tasked with platforming the…

President Joe Biden is too senile to face felony charges but fully expects another four years in the Oval Office. Last week, the president sought to reassure voters of his fitness for re-election with a hasty press conference to address the…

California Gov. Gavin Newsome is straight out of central casting for a perfect liberal: JFK looks but without JFK’s pesky conservative beliefs. All perfect leftists have an accidental view of history, and Newsom has a Ph.D. in accidents.…

This story has been updated to reflect that the RNC did not partner with CNN for this debate, but will be voting on whether to release candidates from their exclusivity agreement. Imagine there was a national “news” network designed to tear…

The biggest loser of Thursday night’s debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom was us, the voters. For far too long party officials have had a stranglehold on how candidates are vetted, presented, and…

Image CreditScreenshot/Fox News/Grabien Thursday night’s debate between Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom was a total crapshow for Newsom — literally. When the Democrat darling wasn’t getting…

During his debate with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday night, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis was at his strongest on contentious culture-war issues, such as the merits of transgender medical interventions for kids and…

If ever someone needed an old-fashioned do-over, it’s Ron DeSantis. His highest favorability rating came in early January of this year, according to FiveThirtyEight, before he announced his candidacy for president. He started sliding in…