Presidential Debate News

Project of Level the Playing Field. Covers efforts to open presidential debates to independent and third-party candidates, giving Americans a broader choice in selecting their president.

Video: The Two-Party System is Not Working for The People

Is a third political party straining to break out in America? That is the question posed by the Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau chief, Gerald Seib, in a

By Presidential Debate News

June 12, 2015

Video: The Two-Party System is Not Working for The People

Academics, Politicos Raise Pressure on Debate Commission to Allow Independents

As the pressure mounts to open up the fall 2016 presidential debates to an independent candidate, Bloomberg Politics reporter Emily Greenhouse has written an excellent piece headlined: "Group Seeks

By Presidential Debate News

June 2, 2015

Academics, Politicos Raise Pressure on Debate Commission to Allow Independents

One Former GOP Congressman Wants Independent Candidate in POTUS Debates

It sounds surprising at first, but Vin Weber, the former Minnesota congressman and an advisor to the Jeb Bush campaign, is a strong supporter of changing the rule to open

By Presidential Debate News

May 29, 2015

One Former GOP Congressman Wants Independent Candidate in POTUS Debates