Campaign Chronicle

The second Presidential debate tonight in Nashville, Tenn., went better than the first live debate on Sept. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. The candidates, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden, were slightly more civil than they were previously. But that does not say a lot. The introduction of muting microphones - embarrassingly absent previously -- was a godsend for tonight�...

As you might know, President Donald Trump was recently diagnosed with COVID-19. The United States is the country with the most reported cases, with a total of 7.5 million cases according to CNN. Along with the 7.5 million cases, more than 210,000 Americans passed away because of the virus according to the Johns Hopkins University data site. The global pandemic has had an impact on the population and...

I was assigned to watch the Vice Presidential debate Wednesday night for my journalism class, and I almost completely forgot about it, until I had an “oh s**t” moment like there’s a debate going on and I forgot. Luckily I caught it 16 minutes in, compared to my previous 37 minutes late. Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris vs Big Dawg Vice President Mike Pence was the debate of th...

I, and I believe many other Americans, had set extremely low expectations for this debate. Given how unprofessional and uncivil the Presidential debate was, there was little reason to believe that the Vice Presidential debate could be better. And this was exacerbated by President Trump’s hospitalization due to Coronavirus, which made this debate even more important. To be honest, I was surprised t...

Following the first Presidential debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Candidate Joe Biden, the SBP community was given the task of picking a winner via a Benedict News poll.  Such a chaotic showing of events like those that occurred during the Sept. 29 debate was bound to cause a melting pot of opinions. In contrast with the very divided America we live in today, the decisi...

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and Mr. Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for President, will engage in a war of words tonight at 9 p.m. in the first of three Presidential debates. The candidates will gather in a televised event held in Cleveland, Ohio, in what is expected to be a closely watched, spirited conversation. Chris Wallace, the Fox News TV anchor, will moderate the debate. �...