When Candidates Ghost Debates – The New York Times

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In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson was the overwhelming favorite when he denied entreaties to debate from his Republican challenger Barry Goldwater, the firebrand senator from Arizona.

The Democratic incumbent went on to win a full four-year term in a landslide.

George Tames/The New York Times

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