Five debates in four races since the Oct. 15 dispatch put governor and Senate candidates on stage in Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota and Michigan between Oct. 19 and Oct. 21. Candidates traded accusations on taxes, fraud, the Iran war, and ties to Trump or to national Democrats, and several checkable claims drew disputes. This dispatch covers … Read more
Three debates on October 15 closed out the campaign’s televised exchanges in two states that could help decide control of Congress. In Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola accused each other of dishonesty over the Iran war and prices, and in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson held their fourth and final Senate … Read more
Five governor’s races produced debates between October 12 and 14 that showed how differently candidates treat the format. Georgia’s Republican nominee skipped his debate and left his opponent alone on stage, Illinois’s two candidates talked over each other for an hour, and New York’s Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman fought over an ICE shooting and … Read more
Six Senate races produced debates between October 11 and 14, and four of them were repeat meetings between the same candidates. Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins traded accusations over Jeffrey Epstein, the 2020 election and white nationalism, while Maine’s Susan Collins and Troy Jackson argued over Iran war votes and campaign finance. South Carolina’s … Read more
Seven closely watched midterm races, five for governor and two for the Senate, have no debate on the calendar with 23 days left before the November 3 election. In some, one candidate has refused outright. In others, nobody has said yes. This dispatch covers who is declining, what each side says, and what the missing … Read more
Six debates on October 8 put three Senate seats, two governorships and one open House seat in front of voters, and the sharpest disputes were over the Iran war, tariffs and personal conduct. Michigan’s Senate candidates traded insults for an hour, Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins clashed over bigotry allegations and tariffs, and Maine’s … Read more
