This memo provides guidance on preparing for a political debate from Third Way Board Member Ron Klain. After 20 years of work on Presidential, Vice Presidential, Senate and Congressional debate prep, he has developed a few “rules” for how to get candidates ready for this very important element of a campaign. While each candidate, campaign, and state is different, this advice should be helpful (at least to some extent) in most situations.
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