debater
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Cárdenas was a bad debater and a dull speaker who read his speeches and rarely flashed a smile, said Manuel Camacho, a top leftist politician, in a 2014 interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Minnesota governor, who’d warned the Harris campaign before his selection as running mate that he wasn’t a very good debater, was reportedly all nerves and anxiety in the days leading up to the debate.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2024
Kamarck added that the impression on the screen may be “an angry scowling guy versus your son’s football coach at a backyard barbecue,” before adding that Vance probably will be a skilled debater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
I know that Kamala Harris is an extremely competent debater.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
The same Parker, who is also a line cook who smells like onions sometimes, and the second-best debater in Munising, Michigan.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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