Upshot: How Much Do Debates Matter?

2019年6月27日星期四

Upshot: How Much Do Debates Matter?

Also: A Look at who talked the most

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A G.O.P. debate in March 2016. Primary season debates tend to matter more than those during the general election.

It's Not So Much the Debate. It's the Days After the Debate.

By LYNN VAVRECK

Dramatic moments aren't as important as the story lines that become set in the aftermath.

Which Candidates and Topics Got the Most Time During the Democratic Debate

By WEIYI CAI, JASON KAO, JASMINE C. LEE, ALICIA PARLAPIANO AND JUGAL K. PATEL

Candidates discussed several issues including immigration, climate change, health care and gun control.

A condominium in progress in Jersey City last year. Building more housing can be bipartisan, even if liberals and conservatives often sound as if they're not describing the same thing.

Trump Wants to Cut Regulations That Block New Housing

By EMILY BADGER

Progressives and conservatives share common goals on this issue, but the details may be harder to agree on.

Biggest Change in Race in 6 Months: A Name (Buttigieg) Is Now Known

By NATE COHN AND KEVIN QUEALY

The Democratic primary has been far steadier than many people realize.

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