2026 Golden Gate Opener

SFSU and CCSF - Sep 25-26 | Status: Completed

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Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Elected or Defeated: Ken Paxton Was Trump right to eject certain news stations from the press pool? Does AOC have a shot at the presidency?

  2. Speaker 2


    Elected or Defeated: Abdul El-Sayed Is the Trump administration right to focus on fraud and abuse in health care? Does JD Vance have a shot at the presidency?

  3. Speaker 3


    Elected or Defeated: Susan Collins Was DOGE a folly? Does Jon Ossoff have a shot at the presidency?

  4. Speaker 4


    Elected or Defeated: Roy Cooper Is immigration reform needed? Does Marco Rubio have a shot at the presidency?

  5. Speaker 5


    Elected or Defeated: Sherrod Brown Should the Department of Education be eliminated? Does JB Pritzker have a shot at the presidency?

  6. Speaker 6


    Elected or Defeated: Adam Hamilton Was the Big Beautiful Bill a bust? Does Ron DeSantis have a shot at the presidency?

  7. Speaker 7


    Elected or Defeated: John E. Sununu Has Mike Johnson been effective? Does Kamala Harris have a shot at the presidency?

  8. Speaker 8


    Elected or Defeated: Ashley Hinson Do veterans deserve more benefits? Does Gavin Newsom have a shot at the presidency?

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Support or abandon: Endangered Species Act Will gene editing improve human life? Should the US ban super intelligence?

  2. Speaker 2


    Support or abandon: Clean Air Act Will organ bioprinting improve human life? Should the US strengthen investigation into AI development?

  3. Speaker 3


    Support or abandon: Carbon capture mandates Will brain-computer interfaces improve human life? Should the US restrict data center development?

  4. Speaker 4


    Support or abandon: coal power Will lab-grown meat improve human life? Are companies being honest about AI potential?

  5. Speaker 5


    Support or abandon: vehicle emission mandates Will mRNA medicines improve human life? Is it time for an international commission on AI development?

  6. Speaker 6


    Support or abandon: Paris Climate Accord Will robotic/microsurgery improve human life? Should companies build an AI emergency button?

  7. Speaker 7


    Support or abandon: home energy rebates Will augmented reality improve human life? Will “AI Force” be effective?

  8. Speaker 8


    Support or abandon: nuclear power Will haptic communication improve human life? Can we trust AI whistleblowers?

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    Hero or villain: Marjorie Taylor Green Hero or villain: Ed Sheeran Hero or villain: John Roberts

  2. Speaker 2


    Hero or villain: Thomas Massie Hero or villain: Pete Hegseth Hero or villain: Ru Paul

  3. Speaker 3


    Hero or villain: Tucker Carlson Hero or villain: Nancy Pelosi Hero or villain: Andy Cohen

  4. Speaker 4


    Hero or villain: Hasan Piker Hero or villain: David Ellison Hero or villain: P!nk

  5. Speaker 5


    Hero or villain: Symone Sanders Townsend Hero or villain: Ryan Murphy Hero or villain: Chuck Schumer

  6. Speaker 6


    Hero or villain: Taylor Swift Hero or villain: Elon Musk Hero or villain: Bari Weiss

  7. Speaker 7


    Hero or villain: Zohran Mamdani Hero or villain: Nancy Mace Hero or villain: Amy Coney Barrett

  8. Speaker 8


    Hero or villain: Mitch McConnell Hero or villain: Bret Easton Ellis Hero or villain: Jimmy Kimmel