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But I do think its necessary to have debates.

There's always merit to having a debate.

One can always debate questions back and forth.

I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.

If you don't accept there is a problem, then it is hard to debate things.

I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

If we're going to have debates, let's have real debates.

You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input.

I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field.

A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it.