CNN Town Halls & Debates

In an election cycle full of surprises -- and unprecedented dissatisfaction with the major party candidates -- voters got a look at a couple of fresh faces Wednesday night in a town hall event live on CNN. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson, flanked by his running mate Bill Weld, used the opportunity to introduce himself to voters and slam the existing Washington order...

In an election cycle full of surprises -- and unprecedented dissatisfaction with the major party candidates -- voters got a look at a couple of fresh faces Wednesday night in a town hall event live on CNN. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson, flanked by his running mate Bill Weld, used the opportunity to introduce himself to voters and slam the existing Washington order...

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both came out swinging in a fiery, high-stakes debate on CNN Thursday night, as he cast doubt on her judgment and she criticized his command of policy and his record on guns. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both came out swinging in a fiery, high-stakes debate on CNN Thursday night, as he cast doubt on her judgment and she criticized his command of policy and his record on guns. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday accused Donald Trump supporters of "acting like union boss thugs" in pursuit of the Republican Party nomination, saying during CNN's town hall that they are intimidating potential Republican National Convention delegates. "Donald and his team, it's almost like they're subjects in a course in clinical psychology...

Donald Trump said Tuesday night that the political system is "stacked against me," and accused the Republican Party of conspiring to stop him from clinching the party's nomination. At a special CNN town hall in New York City ahead of next Tuesday's crucial New York primary, Trump said: "I know the rules very well, but I know it's stacked against me by the establishment...

Kasich on nomination race: 'It's a bizarre process'. Ohio Gov. John Kasich called the Republican presidential primary delegate process "bizarre" on Monday and said the Republican National Convention should adopt rules that would open up the nomination to more candidates. The comments came during CNN's town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper, featuring Kasich's wife, Karen, and two daughters, Emma and Reese. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn...

“Maybe I won’t answer it either," John Kasich joked of the question to all three candidates tonight about whether they stand behind everyone's previous pledges to support the eventual GOP nominee. He said he has "respect for people that are in the arena" but added that he's been "disturbed" by some of what he's seen on the campaign trail. “I don’t want to be political here: I’ve got to see what happens," he said, leaving unstated his feelings on Donald Trump...

Donald Trump was asked about a farming economy that relies on immigrants to fill jobs that there aren't enough Americans to fill. “People will be able to come in legally," Trump said, ignoring the part of the question about keeping the labor force that's already in place. “We’re going to let people come in, but they’re going to come in legally," Trump said. “It’s going to work beautifully, you’re not going to be affected...

First question. on the criminal charge of battery on a member of trumps team Second. Do you see a path to getting the necessary delegates for the nomination Third. What does it mean to "patrol and secure" muslim neighborhoods? Fourth. What proof do you have that Trump and his people planted those allegation in the national enquirer Fifth. How and why does your religion play a part in your decision-making? Sixth. Would you send a large number of W.S...