
Podcast: Third-party candidates in the 2016 presidential debates
AFP editor Chris Graham weighs in on the issue of adding third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein to the 2016 presidential debates.

AFP editor Chris Graham weighs in on the issue of adding third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein to the 2016 presidential debates.

The limited Democratic National Committee debate schedule is now an issue for top candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

The Bernie Sanders campaign on Thursday renewed its proposal for additional debates sponsored by the Democratic National Committee

Jim Gilmore will not be among the 16 candidates on the stage at the two CNN Republican Party presidential debates scheduled for Sept. 16.

Today the campaign of Sen. Mark Warner announced his acceptance of eight additional joint public forums with Republican nominee Ed Gillespie, including two televised debates, to discuss the issues most important to Virginians.

Fifth District Democrat Tom Perriello and Republican challenger Robert Hurt are continuing their spat on debates in their fall campaign. The Perriello campaign accused Hurt of backing out of a pair of agreed-upon televised debates in an e-mail today. The Hurt campaign answered with an e-mail accusing Perriello of being afraid to debate the challenger….

25th District candidates Steve Landes and Greg Marrow will meet for a debate this morning at 10 a.m. on WSVA-550AM. The debate will be the second debate available over the media airwaves between the candidates. Landes and Marrow met for a debate sponsored by the News Virginian and NBC29 on Sept. 24.

26th District candidates Matt Lohr and Gene Hart will make a joint appearance on WSVA-550AM this morning at 10 a.m. for a candidates debate. The Lohr-Hart debate will be followed by a debate between 20th District candidates Dickie Bell and Erik Curren at 11 a.m. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will blog live during…

AFP editor Chris Graham remembers his days as a candidate for office as he prepares to cover tonight’s 25th District debate. His feeling on the value of such events – eh, he could take ’em or leave ’em. Facebook Video. Length: 3:57.

“This letter is nothing more than grandstanding by a struggling campaign,” the campaign manager said regarding a letter from a political rival issuing a challenge for a series of debates across the Commonwealth. “For a politician who claims to be all about straight talk, this letter is more about publicity than public service,” the campaign…
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