National Public Radio and Iowa Public Radio co-sponsored a debate amongst the major Democratic candidates for President on December 4, 2007. The focus for the entire event was on three major topics: Iran, China and Immigration.
Fast Facts:
- Participants: John Edwards, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich
- Candidate Bill Richardson missed the debate to attend a funeral
- Moderators: Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel
NPR Debate News
- Google News: NPR Debate
- NPR: Iran Sparks Fireworks at Democratic Debate (December 4, 2007)
- Candidates were asked about the recent National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran ceased its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Most, including Senator Hillary Clinton, urged President Bush to pursue a diplomatic solution to the US conflict with that Middle-Eastern nation.
- The New York Times: "For Democrats, a Strained Debate on Immigration" (December 4, 2007)
- The candidates were all asked if Americans should be expected to turn in illegal immigrants to the government. Essentially, most responded that they should not.
- Associated Press: Analysis: Debate Calm Amid Iowa Storm (December 4, 2007)
- Edwards condemned Clinton's vote to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, arguing that it's a move toward war. Clinton dismissed the criticism as "outlandish."
- NPR: Iowa Town Feels Impact of Immigration Debate (December 3, 2007)
- Politico.com: NPR debate kept quiet, stays civil (December 4, 2007)
NPR Debate Blogs and Commentaries
- Salon.com: The Dodd and Biden show (December 4, 2007)
- MSNBC.com: First thoughts: 30 days to go (December 4, 2007)
- NationalJournal.cm: The Gate: NPR Democratic Debate: Can't We All Just Get Along? (December 4, 2007)
- A Republican debate with a similar format had been planned for December 3, but had to be cancelled due to the candidates' hectic schedules.
- The New Republic: A Lousy Format for Hillary at the NPR Debate (December 4, 2007)
- MSNBC.com: First Read: Oh-eight (D): The downballot effect (December 4, 2007)
- Reason Magazine: Hit & Run: There's a Democratic Debate Happening Right Now (December 4, 2007)
- Iowa Public Radio: Connecting Iowa blog
- Google Blog Search: NPR Debate
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