| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TOWNMEETING | Political debate format |
| OPENFLOOR | Debate format |
| PLANK | Political-debate issue |
| FLATTAX | Political debate topic |
| CSPAN | Political debate broadcaster |
| ISSUE | Political debate topic |
| TAXES | Political debate topic |
| TAXES | Perennial political debate subject |
| MEDICARE | Common political debate topic |
| ISSUE | Topic of political debate |
| HOTISSUE | Object of political debate |
| JAB | Part of a political debate |
| MEDICARE | Perennial hot-button political debate topic |
| PROLIFE | One side of a political debate |
| CSPAN | A political debate might be on this |
