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Modern Presidential Debates

Modern Presidential Debates. 1960 - present. Debate Generalizations. Incumbents v. Challengers – Who usually wins? No Presidential Seal No “Hail to the Chief” Debates Alone Rarely Determine Elections We Do Remember the Mistakes! Ford 1976.

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Modern Presidential Debates

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  1. Modern Presidential Debates 1960 - present

  2. Debate Generalizations • Incumbents v. Challengers – Who usually wins? • No Presidential Seal • No “Hail to the Chief” • Debates Alone Rarely Determine Elections • We Do Remember the Mistakes! • Ford 1976 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8SZDH3B_4

  3. Modern Presidential Debates • 1st TV Debates • Nixon’s Sweaty Face! Reagan: “There you go again” SNL: Bush v. Dukakis Reagan: I will not make age an issue in this campaign Ford: “There is no Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe!”

  4. CNN: A Brief History of Presidential Debates Jib Jab: Time For Some Campaigning! SNL: Gore v. Bush Jib Jab: This Land Is Your Land http://www.jibjab.com/originals/time_for_some_campaignin http://www.jibjab.com/originals/this_land http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ms9l_saturday-night-live-george-bush-deb_fun http://www.hulu.com/watch/284761

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