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Post by Dex on Sept 1, 2016 9:36:52 GMT -5
Here's what we've got to look forward to 2016 Presidential Debate Schedule The dates and venues have been announced for the 2016 Presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The date for the Vice Presidential debate between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence has also been announced. Note the broadcast times and channels are identical for the Presidential debates and the Vice Presidential debate. Tickets – Tickets for each debate are controlled by the hosting university and are extremely limited since the debates are primarily produced for television. The majority of tickets are distributed to host university students and faculty through a lottery system. See this page for all available ticketing details. TV Channels – Each debate will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC among others. Time – The debates will air from 9pm to 10:30pm ET (8pm – 9:30pm CT, 7pm – 8:30pm MT, 6pm – 7:30pm PT) Date/Details Monday, September 26, 2016 First presidential debate Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY The first debate will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate. The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic. *Wright State University in Ohio has withdrawn from holding the First Presidential debate due to budget issues. Hofstra University will step in to host the first Clinton/Trump debate. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Vice presidential debate Location: Longwood University, Farmville, VA The Vice Presidential debate will be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic. Sunday, October 9, 2016 Second presidential debate Location: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which half of the questions will be posed directly by citizen participants and the other half will be posed by the moderator based on topics of broad public interest as reflected in social media and other sources. The candidates will have two minutes to respond and there will be an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate further discussion. The town meeting participants will be uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization. Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Third presidential debate Location: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV The format for the third debate will be identical to the first presidential debate. Read more at www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-presidential-debate-schedule/#Ujl73w5WurTZCmUy.99 |
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Post by Dex on Sept 1, 2016 9:47:15 GMT -5
Stock up or popcorn .. Things are gettin ready to heat up.  |
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Post by beth on Sept 2, 2016 14:02:59 GMT -5
Thanks for this, Dex. Here's a little more. Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and Michael D. McCurry, co-chairs of the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), today announced the moderators for the 2016 general election presidential and vice presidential debates. The moderators, and the schedule and locations for the debates (as announced on September 23, 2015), are as follows:
First presidential debate:
Lester Holt, Anchor, NBC Nightly News
Monday, September 26, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Vice presidential debate:
Elaine Quijano, Anchor, CBSN and Correspondent, CBS News
Tuesday, October 4, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Second presidential debate (town meeting):
Martha Raddatz, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and Co-Anchor of "This Week," ABC
Anderson Cooper, Anchor, CNN
Sunday, October 9, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Third presidential debate:
Chris Wallace, Anchor, Fox News Sunday
Wednesday, October 19, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
The CPD also announced that Steve Scully, Senior Executive Producer, White House and Political Editor for C-SPAN Networks, will serve as backup moderator for all the debates.
Fahrenkopf and McCurry said that, "These journalists bring extensive experience to the job of moderating, and understand the importance of using expanded time periods effectively. The formats chosen for this year's debates are designed to build on the formats introduced in 2012, which focused big blocks of time on major domestic and foreign topics. We are grateful for their willingness to moderate, and confident that the public will learn more about the candidates and the issues as a result."
Format
The format for the debates, announced on July 7, 2016, will be:
First presidential debate
The debate will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate.
The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.
Vice presidential debate
The debate will be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.
Second presidential debate
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which half of the questions will be posed directly by citizen participants and the other half will be based on topics of broad public interest as reflected in social media and other sources. There will be two moderators. The candidates will have two minutes to respond to each question and there will be an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate further discussion. The town meeting participants will be uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization.
Third presidential debate
The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate.
With the exception of town meeting, all debates will be moderated by a single individual and will run from 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time without commercial breaks. As always, the moderators alone will select the questions to be asked, which are not known to the CPD or to the candidates. The moderators will have the ability both to extend the segments and to ensure that the candidates have equal speaking time. While the focus will properly be on the candidates, the moderator will regulate the conversation so that thoughtful and substantive exchanges occur. The CPD is in discussion with technology and civic groups that will provide data to the moderators to assist them in identifying the subjects that are most important to the public.
This year's debates will build on the successful 2012 debate formats which introduced longer segments, allowing the candidates to focus on critical issues. "The CPD has a simple mission, to ensure that presidential debates help the public learn about the positions of the leading candidates for president and vice president," CPD co-chairs Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and Michael D. McCurry said. "These formats will allow an in-depth exploration of the major topics in this year's election."
The CPD has sponsored and produced all the presidential and vice presidential debates since 1987, the year it was established. For more information, please visit www.debates.org.
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Post by beth on Sept 22, 2016 11:32:45 GMT -5
The first presidential debate is this coming Monday. Hillary and Trump are the only 2 who qualified to participate. Here's some information that may add to our viewing enjoyment ... kind of like a playbill. www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-presidential-debates |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 9:02:24 GMT -5
OK, so get this: Hillary has invited Trump's nemesis, Mark Cuban (entrepreneur) to sit in the front row at the debate to unnerve Trump, and Trump - in typical Trumpian fashion (and this is why we love him in spite of himself) - has invited Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton's former lover (whom Hillary publicly dissed when the affair became public ) to sit [where?] - in the front row at the debate!
You've gotta love this election.
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Post by Dex on Sept 25, 2016 10:38:16 GMT -5
OK, so get this: Hillary has invited Trump's nemesis, Mark Cuban (entrepreneur) to sit in the front row at the debate to unnerve Trump, and Trump - in typical Trumpian fashion (and this is why we love him in spite of himself) - has invited Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton's former lover (whom Hillary publicly dissed when the affair became public ) to sit [where?] - in the front row at the debate! You've gotta love this election. That's not politics, that's show biz.  |
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Post by annaj26 on Sept 25, 2016 11:09:50 GMT -5
OK, so get this: Hillary has invited Trump's nemesis, Mark Cuban (entrepreneur) to sit in the front row at the debate to unnerve Trump, and Trump - in typical Trumpian fashion (and this is why we love him in spite of himself) - has invited Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton's former lover (whom Hillary publicly dissed when the affair became public ) to sit [where?] - in the front row at the debate! You've gotta love this election. Flowers won't be there. I imagine Trump invited her but cooler heads won. Gennifer Flowers won't attend presidential debate: Pence Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said on Sunday that Gennifer Flowers, who had an affair with Bill Clinton before his 1992 presidential run, will not attend Monday night's U.S. presidential debate. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he was considering inviting Flowers to attend after Hillary Clinton's campaign had invited Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, one of Trump's most vociferous critics. "Gennifer Flowers will not be attending the debate tomorrow night," Pence told Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gennifer-flowers-wont-attend-presidential-debate-pence/ar-BBwBWDf?li=AA5a8k&ocid=spartandhp |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Sept 25, 2016 16:22:43 GMT -5
OK, so get this: Hillary has invited Trump's nemesis, Mark Cuban (entrepreneur) to sit in the front row at the debate to unnerve Trump, and Trump - in typical Trumpian fashion (and this is why we love him in spite of himself) - has invited Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton's former lover (whom Hillary publicly dissed when the affair became public ) to sit [where?] - in the front row at the debate! You've gotta love this election. That's not politics, that's show biz. Hi Dex, what ever it is, the contestants are behaving like children. It is supposed to be about policies not about traits of character on display. And they want to run the country?  ?? |
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Post by kronks on Sept 25, 2016 21:14:20 GMT -5
It is certainly going to be interesting to see how it all pans out, often these debates have produced key moments which may well have determined the outcome of the election, I think it is close enough for that to happen again.
It is supposed to be about the polices but personalities tend to play a big part of it in modern politics, rightly or wrongly.
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Post by Dex on Sept 25, 2016 21:23:26 GMT -5
That's not politics, that's show biz. Hi Dex, what ever it is, the contestants are behaving like children. It is supposed to be about policies not about traits of character on display. And they want to run the country? ?? it always gets pretty childish towards the end of the race. I still remember the Sarah Palin rallies in 2008 when she claimed she could see Russia from her window. Then, one of the interviewers asked her what magazines and newspapers she read and she claimed she read them all. Then, when she was asked to name some she couldn't name a single one. I'll be watching the debate tomorrow night. |
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Post by Dex on Sept 25, 2016 21:25:00 GMT -5
It is certainly going to be interesting to see how it all pans out, often these debates have produced key moments which may well have determined the outcome of the election, I think it is close enough for that to happen again. It is supposed to be about the polices but personalities tend to play a big part of it in modern politics, rightly or wrongly. That's the truth. More on this after the debate. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 0:10:43 GMT -5
OK, so get this: Hillary has invited Trump's nemesis, Mark Cuban (entrepreneur) to sit in the front row at the debate to unnerve Trump, and Trump - in typical Trumpian fashion (and this is why we love him in spite of himself) - has invited Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton's former lover (whom Hillary publicly dissed when the affair became public ) to sit [where?] - in the front row at the debate! You've gotta love this election. That's not politics, that's show biz. It's all the same. It's show-time, folks. |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Sept 26, 2016 2:58:24 GMT -5
Hi Dex, what ever it is, the contestants are behaving like children. It is supposed to be about policies not about traits of character on display. And they want to run the country? ?? it always gets pretty childish towards the end of the race. I still remember the Sarah Palin rallies in 2008 when she claimed she could see Russia from her window. Then, one of the interviewers asked her what magazines and newspapers she read and she claimed she read them all. Then, when she was asked to name some she couldn't name a single one. I'll be watching the debate tomorrow night. Hi Dex, They will be showing it here on Tuesday, unfortunately I will be out in the morning. Sometimes they show it in the evening as well, so I hope I don't miss it. It should be very interesting. |
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Post by Dex on Sept 26, 2016 8:20:08 GMT -5
Debate day has finally arrived!
let's get through the day and get on with the show.
Butter up the popcorn.
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Post by Sysop3 on Sept 26, 2016 22:55:37 GMT -5
I watched most of the debate. It went better than I thought it would. Both of them did well. Nothing to be embarrassed about that I saw. I expected Clinton to do well and Trump surprised me and did better than I expected. It's going to be a tight race. May the most capable one win.
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