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Election debates: five key lessons from the US for Brown, Cameron and Clegg | Andrew Sparrow

16 hours ago ago from Photomaniacal

Many countries hold election debates – but we know the most about America's America is not the only country in the world that has televised debates between political leaders and last night Mark Pack at Liberal Democrat Voice had a pop at the Guardian for ignoring the fact that there are other countries in the world that do the same, some of which have political systems that are more similar to Britain's than the American one is. But ...

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Debate is desperate for Brown

20 hours ago ago from Party Political Animal

In 1997, John Major did something no previous PM had he offered the opposition leader a televised debate. Blair clucked around for a bit and then backed away. Received wisdom at the time was that a debate favours the opposition it raises their status to that of the PM. But at the time Major was so desperate and the Tories so sure of Blair's core flakiness that they took the risk. Against expectations, Blair refused. Why? Because he ...

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Televised debates

14 hours ago ago from Simon Goldie

For the first time in Britain, the leaders of all three parties will participate in a televised debate with each other, during the general election campaign. Fairness dictates that Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, takes part in all three debates and fairness further ensures that the three debates are shown on three different television channels: ITV, Sky and the BBC. The decision to hold these debates raise various ...

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Changing political climate

6 hours ago ago from Philippine Daily News, Fil-Am News, Filipino News, Top Immigration Issues, U.S. News, Manila News, Manila Mail - ManilaMailDC.Net

NEW YORK The political climate is changing for Barack Obama. Ever since he entered the White House ten months ago as the first black United States president last January, he has lost popularity. His approval ratings, especially among the independents who voted for him, some Republicans and fellow Democrats, have dimmed below 50 percent for the first time in the latest poll conducted by the respected Gallup. The United States’ ...

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Why Did Hillary Clinton Win Massachusetts?

17 hours ago ago from MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics

Home Diaries Breaking Blue E-Wire 2008 Why Did Hillary Clinton Win Massachusetts? by Inoljt , Mon Dec 21, 2009 at 08:49:07 PM EST By: Inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/ I think we all remember the 2008 Democratic primaries, that exciting and epic battle. In many ways the campaign caused more excitement than the general election, whose result was never really in doubt (especially after the financial crisis). Both candidates ...

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Obama's to spend the holidays in Hawaii

8 hours ago ago from Gadling

There's no official word from the White House, but the rumor mill (a.k.a. all of the local news sources ) are saying that the Obama's will spend their second consecutive Christmas in Hawaii. The Obama's spent last year lounging in their luxurious Paradise Point Estate compound on the shores of Kailua on Oahu's windward shore, and it looks like they'll enjoyed their stay enough to return this year as well. According to the estate's website, ...

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