Do Debates Help Candidates in Midterm Elections?




The Takeaway show

Summary: <p>This year, an unprecedented number of candidates are skipping out on electoral debates, so we decided to take a closer look at electoral debates and their impact on midterm elections. </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/paynedc">Joel Payne</a>, CBS News political contributor and <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendanBuck">Brendan Buck</a>, Partner at Seven Letter, a Washington and Boston-based public affairs firm, join us to understand how useful debates are in midterm elections, and who benefits from them most. </p>