Six years ago, AL.com posed a question in a headline: Are voters “writing the obituary” on the political debate? In Alabama, the answer has increasingly looked like “yes.” The state has hosted debates before party primaries and municipal elections.

As party leaders, Obama and Harris are working to win the election before them. Voters must make a longer calculation. A senator elected this year will serve into 2033 and make decisions with enormous consequences. Those decisions will remain long after the rallies end and even marquee endorsements are forgotten.

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico suggested that maybe state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has largely avoided debates during his political career, would agree if TMZ hosted the debate.

Right-wing Newsmax host Greg Kelly generously gave U.S. Rep Lauren Boebert a chance to recover from getting mercilessly trampled at a recent debate by her Democratic opponent Eileen Laubacher. But Kelly appeared to do her few favors by giving her a second chance at the bat.

Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek faces criticism after ad opposing "taxpayers paying for sex changes."

Graham Platner won Maines Democratic Senate primary by a wide margin but suspended his campaign weeks later after a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault, an allegation he denied. Months later,

Ahead of Election Day, listeners send in questions about whether debates are dead, if polls are reliable for election coverage and how Trump might work with Democrats if they win control of Congress.

Ryan Fazio, a 36-year-old state senator from Greenwich, and 72-year-old incumbent Ned Lamont appeared in their second and final debate Tuesday.

Candidates and organizations on the left told ABC News both milestones are plausible, but depend on the most competitive races.

What was supposed to be a two-person debate organized by Democratic state Assembly candidate Nate McMurray turned into what the moderator described as an “information session” on