by Jim Heath | Jun 13, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
The Democratic National Committee announced the candidates who qualified for the first debates of the 2020 presidential campaign today, chopping the historically large field of 23 contenders down to the 20 available slots. Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, Representative...
by Jim Heath | Oct 15, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Debates, Headlines
Martha McSally (R-AZ) has gone from a never-Trumper to an unapologetic backer of the president, while Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) demonstrated an eerie calm in their only face off Monday night in Arizona. McSally started the debate sounding truly annoyed about being...
by Jim Heath | Aug 15, 2018 | Book Excerpts
Mark Sanford provided one of my favorite career live television debate moments. As he sought reelection in 2006, I moderated the final gubernatorial debate between the governor and his Democratic challenger Tommy Moore. A few prominent elected conservatives in South...
by Jim Heath | Feb 27, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Debates, Democrats
CLINTON AND THE RACE CARD Excerpt from Front Row Seat at the Circus by Jim Heath: It was a much colder January evening as we reported live from outside the Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach—at one point I couldn’t feel my lips move—and the security for this debate much...
