Newswise — The next GOP debate is tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 16) and Texas A&M University Professor Kirby Goidel is available for pre- and post-debate commentary. Goidel is a professor in the Department of Communication and a fellow in the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M. His research interests include political participation, elections and campaign finance, public opinion, and the media and politics. He is the author of three books and over 30 journal articles including the piece “Political knowledge and exposure to the 2012 U.S. presidential debates. Does debate format matter?” His most recent book is “America’s Failing Experiment: How Too Much Democracy Undermines Our National Leaders.” More information is available at http://communication.tamu.edu/html/bio--kgoidel.html