When are the debates?

[brettdale]

and is their going be three VP and President debates?

[fulllib]

1. One VP?

I've heard three Pres and one VP . . .

But I don't know when.

[MercutioATC]

2. 3 Presidential, 1 VP as follows:

1. First Presidential Debate: – Date: September 26 – Site: University of Mississippi – Topic: Foreign Policy & National Security – Moderator: Jim Lehrer – Staging: Podium debate – Answer Format: The debate will be broken into nine, 9-minute segments. The moderator will introduce a topic and allow each candidate 2 minutes to comment. After these initial answers, the moderator will facilitate an open discussion of the topic for the remaining 5 minutes, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment

2. Vice Presidential Debate – Date: October 2nd – Site: Washington University (St. Louis) – Moderator: Gwen Ifill – Staging/Answer Format: To be resolved after both parties’ Vice Presidential nominees are selected.

3. Second Presidential Debate – Date: October 7 – Site: Belmont University – Moderator: Tom Brokaw – Staging: Town Hall debate – Format: The moderator will call on members of the audience (and draw questions from the internet). Each candidate will have 2 minutes to respond to each question. Following those initial answers, the moderator will invite the candidates to respond to the previous answers, for a total of 1 minute, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment. In the spirit of the Town Hall, all questions will come from the audience (or internet), and not the moderator.

4. Third Presidential Debate – Date: October 15 – Site: Hofstra University – Topic: Domestic and Economic policy – Moderator: Bob Schieffer – Staging: Candidates will be seated at a table – Answer Format: Same as First Presidential Debate – Closing Statements: At the end of this debate (only) each candidate shall have the opportunity for a 90 second closing statement.


You know, you could just use "the Google"...

[JBoris]

8. 2 mins to respond to "Foreign Policy & National Security" questions? How the heck

is one supposed to stretch "the surge is working" into a full 2 minutes?

edit: two typos

[silverojo]

11. And you could answer the question without being snarky. n/t

[Danieljay]

3. I dont know but I hope the hell Biden doesn't pull punches. Let Palin effing have it. Make her

cry for all I care.

this is a matter of life and death of our great country. We can't be afraid to hurt feelings. Speak truth.

[POAS]

6. No time for crying when the 3 AM call comes!

Let her cry, poor Sarah, they're already crying about media picking on her and the campaign has just started!

[HughMoran]

4. Not soon enough

Let's get down to some real debate here - I'm sick of "playing the media".

[kestrel91316]

5. You watch. There will BE no VP debate.

[POAS]

7. Sarah will be too busy with

running for office, running Alaska and shopping for condoms for her other daughter!

[verges]

9. In 2004

and for this years Ohio primary debate, a local movie house broadcast them. It was a lot of fun watching them with a huge crowd of people!

[wundermaus]

10. Here is a good source of Info -

http://www.presidential-debates-2008.com/