John Dickerson looks at the historical precedents of presidential debates, and explains why a Biden-Trump debate is like no other.
Presidential campaigns are sometimes compared to a job interview. Voters are the hiring committee, debates the in-person office visit.But we already know Joe Biden and Donald Trump . To learn whether they will protect the Constitution, how they manage a crisis, or whether they have the character and temperament, we can look to their records in the office of the job that they want.
Circumstances will change in office. What hard-wiring will guide them? What values will guide them as they use the power that they've been given? Will any? Every candidate's nightmare? The gaffe that becomes the story, like Ford's claim in 1976: 'There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford administration.' The Soviets did dominate Eastern Europe. Ford seemed out-of-it, and repeated himself, insisting on something that was not so.
Joe Biden Donald Trump 2024 Elections
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lots of Biden and Trump voters don’t really like Biden and TrumpNew swing-state polling shows a lot of softness in candidate support — and broad support for abortion-access initiatives.
Read more »
White House denies Biden visit to Hallie Biden pertained to Hunter Biden gun trialPresident Joe Biden did not speak to daughter-in-law Hallie about the upcoming federal trial of his son Hunter, according to the White House.
Read more »
Hallie Biden, James Biden among witnesses in Hunter Biden's gun trialMembers of the Biden family will take the stand in the federal gun crime trial of Hunter Biden, attorneys told the court on Tuesday.
Read more »
Hunter Biden trial live updates: Hallie Biden testifies about drug addictions that rocked the Biden familyThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »
Hunter Biden gun trial: Beau Biden's widow Hallie Biden testifies about crack useThe Hunter Biden trial comes after former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Read more »
Hunter Biden gun trial: Beau Biden's widow Hallie Biden testifies about crack useThe Hunter Biden trial comes after former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Read more »