| Argues |
| Arguments |
| Discusses |
| Hashes over |
| Thinks about |
| Argues a side |
| Wars of words |
| Talks politics |
| Forensic events |
| Campaign clashes |
| Formal arguments |
| Campaign face-offs |
| Formal discussions |
| Pre-election events |
| Arguments with teams |
| Parliamentary events |
| Candidates' face-offs |
| Lincoln-Douglas talks |
| Pre-election face-offs |
| Participates in forensics |
| They feature pros and cons |
| Part of the campaign season |
| They have their pros and cons |
| Lincoln-Douglas confrontations |
| 1858 rhetoric between Lincoln and Douglas |