1. Competition between multiple Type-A robots, to see who can utter the most clichés
2. The worst parts of a beauty pageant, without any beauty
3. Question dodging recital

Usage Example: “The presidential debate is on Fox? I wonder what’s on Animal Planet.”

Background: In the United States, presidential elections occur every four years. Approximately 90 seconds after the votes are counted and a new president is announced, the first presidential debate of the next election cycle occurs. These debates continue on an almost daily basis until the next election.

Presidential debates give a platform for shiny, Ivy League educated robots to practice reciting clichés. For some reason, this spectacle attracts untold hundreds of viewers.

The main qualifying criterion for participation in a presidential debate is possessing the surname “Bush” or “Clinton”. Other debate criteria include:

1. Wearing a flag pin
2. Exhibiting an unnaturally large smile
3. Telling at least one story about a family “sitting around the kitchen table, wondering how they will pay their bills”
4. Using the name of at least one unemployed worker
5. Republican Debates: use the words “Reagan,” “Liberty,” and “strengthening our borders”
6. Democratic Debates: use the words “Equity,” “Choice,” and “my opponent will take away your Social Security”