political debate Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/political-debate/ A platform for change Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:40:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Right-wing media has become too big for the center-left to ignore https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2023/09/right-wing-media-has-become-too-big-for-the-center-left-to-ignore/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:44:29 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14226 For years, Stephen Colbert dined out on the line “reality has a well-known liberal bias,” not just because it’s a good turn of phrase, but also because it’s true. Reactionary elites know that their arguments can’t hold up under scrutiny. It’s why Fox News and Newsmax host far fewer left-wing commentators on their debate panels […]

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]]> Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson booed and laughed at in debate with progressive challenger https://flux.community/jake-johnson/2022/10/ron-johnson-booed-and-laughed-at-in-debate-with-progressive-challenger/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:00:39 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12590 Republican Sen. Ron Johnson repeatedly faced laughter and boos from the audience gathered at Marquette University on Thursday for the final debate between the two-term GOP incumbent and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin’s key U.S. Senate race. With less than a month to go before the November midterms, Barnes—Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor—took Johnson to task over his opposition to abortion […]

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