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Don't underestimate the power of the putdown in a presidential debate

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
imageWill either – or both – of these men use humor or insults in their first presidential debate?AP Photo

Before the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump demanded that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden submit to a drug test.

Trump was again suggesting – without evidence – that his opponent takes performance-enhancin...

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