1. Modern Presidential Debates 1960 - present

2. Debate Generalizations Incumbents v. Challengers – Who usually wins? No Presidential Seal No “Hail to the Chief” Debates Alone Rarely Determine Elections We Do Remember the Mistakes! o Ford 1976 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8SZDH3B_4

3. Modern Presidential Debates 1960 Nixon v. JFK 1976 Ford v. Carter 1980 Reagan v. Carter 1984 Reagan v. Mondale 1988 Bush I v. Dukakis 1 st TV Debates Nixon’s Sweaty Face! Ford: “There is no Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe!” Reagan: “There you go again” Reagan: I will not make age an issue in this campaign SNL: Bush v. Dukakis

4. 1992 Bush I v. Clinton v. Pero 1996 Clinton v. Dole 2000 Bush v. Gore 2004 Bush v. Kerry 2008 Obama v. McCain 2012 Obama v. Romney SNL: Gore v. Bush http://www.hulu.com/watch/284761 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ms9l_saturday-night-live-george-bush-deb_fun http://www.jibjab.com/originals/time_for_some_campaignin Jib Jab: Time For Some Campaigning! http://www.jibjab.com/originals/this_land Jib Jab: This Land Is Your Land CNN: A Brief History of Presidential Debates