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    • Friday, 23 October, 2020
      US presidential election 2020
      Presidential debate: How our columnists rated the last Trump-Biden battle — as it happened
    • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
      US presidential election 2020
      Vice-presidential debate: read our columnists’ analysis of Harris, Pence and the fly — as it happened
    • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
      US presidential election 2020
      Presidential debate: our experts’ insights from the Trump-Biden duel — as it happened
    • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
      Global InsightEdward Luce
      Joe Biden’s low bar for debating Donald Trump

      Next week’s meeting could be the most consequential since Bush-Gore in 2000

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
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      Michael Bloomberg under fire in Democrats' debate

      Former New York mayor made his candidates' debate debut at Las Vegas hustings

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
      The FT ViewUS presidential election
      A bitter Donald Trump must not poison US democracy

      Republicans have a duty to distance themselves from the candidate

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
      US presidential election
      Who won the third and final Presidential debate? You tell us

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    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
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      Trump refuses to say if he will accept election result in final debate

      Clinton accuses Republican rival of being ‘puppet’ of Russian leader Vladimir Putin

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
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      Trump’s stance on election result triggers Republican backlash

      Presidential candidate draws criticism over poll rigging claims

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
      The Art of Persuasion
      The final Trump versus Clinton showdown dissected

      Boorish interruptions, supercilious smiles and a courtroom-style dramatic flourish

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
      US presidential election
      Debate highlights: the key Clinton-Trump exchanges

      Character attacks mixed with policy clashes that brought out sharp contrasts

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
      Edward Luce
      Donald Trump fails to keep election suspense alive

      Rarely in the history of presidential debates has a contest been so one-sided

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2016
      US presidential election
      Trump trails Clinton going into final debate

      Republican’s poll numbers tumble ahead of last clash before the election

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
      The World blogNeil Munshi
      White House Countdown – Round 3
    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2016
      The World blogNeil Munshi
      White House Countdown – Unshackled
    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2016
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      Trump’s ‘locker room’ talk is no excuse

      The would-be president is doing men a disservice as well as women

    • Monday, 10 October, 2016
      The World blogNeil Munshi
      White House Countdown – ‘Do what’s best for you in your district’
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      The FT ViewUS presidential election
      Toxin of association with the outrageous Donald Trump

      Republicans should distance themselves from their candidate

    • Monday, 10 October, 2016
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      Hillary Clinton flying high after debate performance

      Democrat wins favourable early poll readings after second encounter with Trump

    • Monday, 10 October, 2016
      Gideon Rachman
      Donald Trump and the declining prestige of US democracy

      The presidential debates are a poor advert for the western system

    • Monday, 10 October, 2016
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      Did the Republican candidate do enough to get his campaign back on track?

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      Inside the rhetoric of the second Clinton v Trump debate

      The Donald was a disaster as a public speaker but he still managed to convey his message

    • Monday, 10 October, 2016
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      Trump regains footing in bitter debate with Clinton

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      Trump v Clinton — the debate highlights

      Exchanges over character and personality of two candidates come to the fore in second debate

    • Monday, 10 October, 2016
      Edward Luce
      Trump debate performance stems the bleeding — for now

      Outrageous threats will delight existing fans but repulse the middle ground

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