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The role of debate moderators

Washington Week with The Atlantic
Air Date: 09/20/16 | Rating: NR

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will square off in their first presidential debate on Monday. What should the role of the moderator be? "Every debate moderator tries to figure a way to get past the speeches," Gwen Ifill, moderator of the VP debates in 2004 and 2008, told students at Colorado College. "It's a rare opportunity to see a contrast between the two candidates on any issue."

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The Final Days of Election 2016
S2016 Ep3090 | 24m 30s
Air Date: 11/04/16 | Rating: NR

In the final few days of campaigning, polls show the presidential race tightening.

Washington Week with The Atlantic Image

Election 2016: Separating conventional from unconventional
S2016 Ep2250 | 23m 59s
Air Date: 08/12/16 | Rating: NR

Donald Trump sparks another firestorm, but is his campaign catching on with voters?

Washington Week with The Atlantic Image

2016 Veepstakes: Who will be the #2 on the party tickets?
S2016 Ep1270 | 13m 6s
Air Date: 05/06/16 | Rating: NR

Speculation has already started about who the vice presidential candidates will be.

Washington Week with The Atlantic Image

Campaign 2016’s biggest spender & covering Clinton in 2008
S2016 Ep1200 | 9m 32s
Air Date: 04/29/16 | Rating: NR

Money is determining the course of the 2016 election.

Washington Week with The Atlantic Image

State of the 2016 Campaign: Iowa Caucus Countdown
S2016 Ep290 | 24m 12s
Air Date: 01/29/16 | Rating: NR

Republicans debate but Trump skips out while Democrats Clinton & Sanders in dead heat.

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