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Associated PressSeptember 26, 2016

After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night’s presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different visions for America’s future. The high-stakes showdown — the first of three presidential debates — comes as both candidates are viewed negatively by […]

Scott PowersMay 28, 2016

If Gary Johnson is to win a second consecutive nomination to be the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, he’ll likely have to do it without what Libertarian hard-liners call the Libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party. In a five-way presidential candidate debate Saturday night in Orlando, Johnson espoused practical means toward Libertarian ends, which set him apart from […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 19, 2015

In his recent entertaining column on Context Florida my former boss, Tom O’Hara, reported from The Associated Press Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee that Gov. Rick Scott’s central message was: “It’s the year of the manufacturer.” I agree with Scott. But I am not attaching quite the same meaning to his words as the governor […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 18, 2015

In his recent entertaining column on Context Florida my former boss, Tom O’Hara, reported from The Associated Press Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee that Gov. Rick Scott’s central message was: “It’s the year of the manufacturer.” I agree with Scott. But I am not attaching quite the same meaning to his words as the governor […]

Phil AmmannJuly 23, 2015

As the first presidential debate approaches, staged by Fox News, 10 top-tier Republican candidates are sure to be asked at least a few tough questions. Hey, it could happen. One such hopeful is Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who could face grilling on his inconsistencies over a government crackdown on online gambling – and how it […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2015

Let’s get one thing straight. Donald Trump is not exactly Richard Holbrooke. He has somehow made even our own Alan Grayson seem mild-mannered and silver-tongued. And let’s also agree that his comments about John McCain’s military service were borderline insane. From a pragmatic political perspective, those words should have never been uttered because they will […]

Melissa RossApril 2, 2015

Now that Jacksonville University is in the running to host a 2016 presidential debate, the jockeying is underway to make sure the leafy riverside campus gets its shot on national TV. It would be the second time in recent memory that a Jacksonville campus played host to a debate during a presidential election year. The […]

Tag: Presidential Debate

Debate Night: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump set for high-stakes showdown

Gary Johnson preaches pragmatic Libertarian values in debate, endures boos

Jac VerSteeg: Manufacturing lies is keeping campaigns alive

Jac VerSteeg: Manufacturing lies is keeping campaigns alive

Will Marco Rubio be called on his inconsistent positions during GOP debate?

Peter Schorsch: Outraged at Donald Trump? Spare me

JU to make case to host a 2016 presidential debate