Debates & candidate media

Provable, sourced proof of what candidates and officials said — debates, interviews, town halls, news clips, any recording where a promise was made — kept separate from community opinion so neither is mistaken for a StumpWatch record. The link is always the source.

Beta

Debates & candidate media is in beta. The candidate-debate catalogue, contributor-posted media (debates, interviews, clips, speeches), and community debate are new and still evolving. Listings may be incomplete and the workflow may change. Spotted a problem? Report it.

Recent sourced community arguments — not StumpWatch assessments. Each cites a source and links to the promise it concerns. Arguments are community-contributed and do not change a promise’s official status or rating.

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How community debate works

Sourced arguments only. Every argument must cite a source — an unsourced point is not published. The link you cite is the evidence; we never present an argument as a verified fact.
Reviewer approval. Submissions are held until a reviewer approves them. Established contributors’ arguments may appear immediately, but everything stays subject to review and removal.
No personal attacks. Debate the evidence on a specific promise, not the person. Insults, harassment, and off-topic posts are removed.
Nonpartisan. StumpWatch takes no side. Arguments are weighed by their sources, not by who or which party they favor.

Stance taxonomy

Each community argument takes exactly one stance toward the promise it concerns:

Supports: evidence a promise is being kept
Challenges: evidence it is not
Context: relevant background that takes neither side

Contributor evidence vs. the record

Community arguments and the debate / speech links contributors post are evidence — sourced pointers, not StumpWatch assessments and not promises. They never change a promise’s official status or rating.

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