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Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

  • Written by Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
imageRepublican nominee Donald Trump gestures as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton looks on during the final presidential debate in 2016. Mark Ralston/ AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next...

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