#20 Presidential Debate Extravaganza!

The first Presidential debate of 2016 is fast approaching, and Bob & Ben have put together a Debate Extravaganza to help you get ready for this highly anticipated showdown! Never before has The Road to Now offered so many brilliant minds in a single episode! Bob and Ben begin by going through some of the most important moments in the history of Presidential debates since 1960, when John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon became the first candidates to debate live on television. Bob and Ben then hand the microphone to RTN favorites Matt Negrin and Alexander Trowbridge of Bloomberg Politics for an outstanding piece on the origins of the "spin room" and the role it plays in modern debates, featuring interviews with Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz and With All Due Respect's Mark Halperin. Our extravaganza concludes with a tremendous conversation with The Washington Post's Chris Cilliza about the 2016 debates and what strategies may be best for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. You're probably thinking "Matt Negrin and Alex Trowbridge…. haven't I heard of those guys before? Well of course you have! They're the hosts of Path to the Present, a podcast within a podcast, brought to you by the podcast Double Down and Out, brought to you by Double Down (still available on Amazon and still kind of relevant), featuring The Road Less Traveled, a micropodcast featuring deleted scenes from The Road to Now. They've also joined our team as official contributors to The Road to Now, and we couldn't be more excited! (Trust us, this will all make sense once you listen to the episode!) For more on The Road to Now: www.theroadtonow.com