Republican presidential hopefuls, Arizona Senator John McCain (L) and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) participate in the televised Republican Candidates Debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
As debates get smaller, the drama increases
As the presidential field gets whittled down, the barbs are becoming sharper and the exchanges testier. Midmorning analyzes this week's Republican and Democratic presidential debates.
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Seth Gitell: Columnist for the New York Sun and political blogger.
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Alan Schroeder: Associate professor in the school of journalism at Northeastern University, and author of "Presidential Debates: 40 years of High-Risk TV."
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