This page will help you find academic books and articles about political debates. From these sources you want to find the following information on your debate topic tha:
Library Catalog
Use this box to search the Geisel Library catalog for books and other materials in the library collection.
Several of the best books on debates can be found with a Subject search on:
Campaign Debates - United States
To make sure the book you find is "academic", look for these characteristics:
1) Footnotes and bibliographies
2) The author has a post-graduate degree
3) Often (but not always), academic books are published by a university press
This database includes many scholarly journals with articles about political communication, including debates.
Once inside the database, use the various limiters to narrow your search.
Make sure your article is "academic" by checkmarking any available limiters to restrict your search to academic, scholarly, or peer-reviewed journals.
These two scholarly journals have good substantive articles on political debates.