2020 United States presidential debates
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The 2020 United States presidential debates between the major candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election are being sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). The first debate took place on September 29, 2020 with a further two scheduled to take place on October 15 and October 22. One debate between the vice presidential candidates is scheduled to take place on October 7, 2020.[1]
Contents
- 1 Debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates
- 2 Debates sponsored by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation
- 3 References
- 4 Further reading
- 5 External links
Debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates
On October 11, 2019, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that it would host four debates. Three of the four presidential debates will be between incumbent president Donald Trump, Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, and any other participants that qualify. One debate will be a vice presidential debate between incumbent vice president Mike Pence, Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and any third party candidates that meet the criteria.[2][1]
In late 2019, Trump claimed that the 2016 debates were "biased." After meeting with his campaign manager, the commission co-chairman said that "the president wanted to debate, but they had concerns about whether or not to do it with the commission."[3] Trump did not press the issue further publicly. Trump also requested additional debates to the traditional three, which Biden's campaign declined.[4] At the end of June, representatives of the Biden campaign confirmed that they had agreed to the original schedule.[5]
In August, the CPD rejected a request by the Trump campaign to shift the debates to an earlier date, or to add a fourth debate.[6]
On August 27, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, suggested that Biden should skip the debates, claiming that Trump will "probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency". Biden responded by saying that he wants to go ahead and participate so that he can "be a fact-checker on the floor while I'm debating [Trump]".[7]
Qualification of candidates
In order to qualify for the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, presidential candidates must meet the following criteria; vice-presidential candidates qualify by being the running mate of a qualifying presidential candidate:[8]
- Be constitutionally eligible to hold the presidency.
- Be at least 35 years old as of taking office.
- Be a natural-born citizen of the United States and have been a resident of the United States for fourteen years as of taking office.
- Be otherwise eligible under the Constitution.
- Article I, Section 3, Clause 7, gives the U.S. Senate the option of forever disqualifying anyone convicted in an impeachment case from holding any federal office.[9]
- Section 3 of the 14th Amendment prohibits anyone who swore an oath to support the Constitution, and later rebelled against the United States, from becoming president. However, this disqualification can be lifted by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress.[10]
- The 22nd Amendment prohibits anyone from being elected to the presidency more than twice (or once if the person serves as president or acting president for more than two years of a presidential term to which someone else was originally elected).[11][12]
- Appear on a sufficient number of ballots to have a mathematical possibility of winning a majority vote in the Electoral College.
- In theory, this means a candidate could win the election despite not meeting this criterion and hence not qualifying for the debates, as a candidate can win the election despite having a minority vote in the Electoral College. In practice, this has only happened once.
- Have a level of support of at least 15% of the national electorate as determined by five national public opinion polling organizations selected by the commission, using the average of those organizations' most recently reported results at the time of determination. The five polls were chosen with the advice of Frank Newport of Gallup, based on how Frank and the Commission perceived these criteria:[13]
- The reliable frequency of polling and sample size used by the polling organization.
- The soundness of the survey methodology employed by the polling organization.
- The longevity and reputation of the polling organization.
- The five polls are:[13]
- ABC/Washington Post Poll
- CNN Poll
- Fox News Poll
- NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll
- NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll
Debate list
Three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate have been scheduled:[14]
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President Donald Trump of Florida |
Former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware |
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9:00–10:30 pm EDT[15] |
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9:00–10:30 pm EDT[15] |
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8:00–9:30 pm CDT[15] |
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2020 United States vice presidential debate | |||||||||||||||
No. | Date & Time | Host | Location | Moderator | Participants | ||||||||||
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Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana |
Senator Kamala Harris of California |
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First presidential debate (Case Western Reserve University)
First presidential debate | |
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File:Logo for Presidential Debate September 29, 2020 at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic.png | |
Date(s) | September 29, 2020 |
Venue | Health Education Campus (HEC) Samson Pavilion at Case Western Reserve University |
Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
Participants | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Footage | ABC News |
Moderator(s) | Chris Wallace of Fox News |
Fact checking | CNN CBS News The New York Times |
Website | my.clevelandclinic.org/debate |
The first debate was held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, from 9:00 to 10:30 pm Eastern time at the Samson Pavilion of the Health Education Campus (HEC), which is shared by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland.[16][17] Chris Wallace of Fox News moderated the debate.[18]
The debate was originally scheduled to take place in the Phillip J. Purcell Pavilion located within the Edmund P. Joyce Center at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, but Notre Dame withdrew as a host site on July 27, 2020, due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][19]
Format and debate
The debate was divided into six segments: "Trump's and Biden’s records, the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic, race and violence in cities, election integrity, and the economy".[20] Each was approximately 15 minutes in length; Wallace introduced each topic and gave each candidate two minutes to speak, followed by facilitated discussion between them. The allotted time was generally not upheld; Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden during Biden's answers to the initial questions, and was chastised by Wallace several times. At one point, an exasperated Biden remarked, "Will you shut up, man?"[21][22]
During the debate, Trump refused to categorically condemn white supremacist and militia groups, in particular the Proud Boys, and falsely asserted that extremist violence is "not a right-wing problem".[23][24] Trump also responded with "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by"—a remark that some members of that far-right group, as well as others, interpreted as a call to arms.[24][23] Trump's remarks received criticism.[25][26]
Reception
According to a CBS News poll taken following the debate, 48% of people thought Biden won, 41% of people thought Trump won, while 10% considered it a tie. In the same poll, 83% of the respondents believed the tone of the debate was negative, while 17% believed it was positive.[27] CNN's Chris Cillizza said it was "the single worst debate I have ever covered in my two decades of doing this job".[28] Various outlets, especially Dana Bash on CNN, referred to the debate as a "shitshow".[29][30][31][32]
A post-debate CNN/SSRS poll found that 60% of debate-viewers thought that Biden had won and 28% thought Trump had.[33][34]
Vice presidential debate (University of Utah)
Vice presidential debate | |
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File:Vice Presidential Debate 2020 Logo.svg | |
Date(s) | October 7, 2020 |
Venue | Kingsbury Hall at University of Utah |
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Participants | Mike Pence Kamala Harris |
Moderator(s) | Susan Page of USA Today |
Website | debate2020.utah.edu |
The vice presidential debate is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 7:00–8:30 pm local time at Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.[35] Susan Page of USA Today will moderate the vice presidential debate.[18]
Second presidential debate (Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts)
Second presidential debate | |
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File:Logo for Presidential Debate October 15, 2020 in Miami (transparent).png | |
Date(s) | October 15, 2020 |
Venue | Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts |
Location | Miami, Florida |
Participants | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Moderator(s) | Steve Scully of C-SPAN |
Website | www.arshtcenter.org |
The second debate is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 15, 2020 9:00–10:30 pm local time, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.
This debate had originally been scheduled to be held at the Crisler Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but the University of Michigan withdrew as a host on June 23, 2020, over public health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.[36][37] Steve Scully of C-SPAN will moderate the debate. This debate will be in the town hall meeting format.[18]
Third presidential debate (Belmont University)
Third presidential debate | |
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File:3rd Presidential Debate 2020 Logo.svg | |
Date(s) | October 22, 2020 |
Venue | Curb Event Center at Belmont University |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
Participants | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Moderator(s) | Kristen Welker of NBC |
Website | belmontdebate2020.com |
The third and final debate is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 22, 2020 8:00–9:30 pm local time, at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[38] Kristen Welker of NBC will moderate the final debate.[18]
Debates sponsored by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation
First open debate (Hilton Chicago)
Early on March 4, 2020, the Free & Equal Elections Foundation held a debate at the Hilton Chicago Hotel, which included various third party candidates, as well as minor candidates affiliated with the Democratic and Republican parties.[39]
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P Participant. | Democratic | Libertarian | Green | Constitution | American Solidarity | Life and Liberty | Transhumanist | ||||||
Businessman Mark Stewart of Connecticut |
Activist Dan Berhman of Texas |
Activist Erik Gerhardt of Pennsylvania |
LNC Vice Chair Arvin Vohra of Maryland |
Activist Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry of California |
Financial Advisor Charles Kraut of Virginia |
Educator Brian Carroll of California |
Activist J.R. Myers of Alaska |
Activist Ben Zion of Arizona |
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2:00 pm CST |
Chicago, Illinois | Christina Tobin | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
P Participant. | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Green / Socialist |
PSL | Independent | |||||||
Attorney Mosie Boyd of Arkansas |
Futurist Zoltan Istvan of California |
Lieutenant Ken Armstrong of Hawaii |
Lecturer Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina |
Corporal Adam Kokesh of Indiana |
Activist Vermin Supreme of Massachusetts |
Tradesman Howie Hawkins of New York |
Activist Gloria La Riva of California |
Activist Mark Charles of the District of Columbia |
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6:30 pm CST |
Chicago, Illinois | Christina Tobin | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Second open debate
For the general election, the Free & Equal Elections Foundation is scheduled to host a debate on October 8, 2020 in Denver, Colorado, with participation limited to candidates on the ballot in at least eight states.[40]
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Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Green / Socialist |
PSL | Alliance / Reform |
Constitution | American Solidarity | Independent | ||||
Former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware |
President Donald Trump of Florida |
Lecturer Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina |
Tradesman Howie Hawkins of New York |
Activist Gloria La Riva of California |
Businessman Rocky De La Fuente of California |
Businessman Don Blankenship of West Virginia |
Educator Brian Carroll of California |
Entrepreneur Brock Pierce of Puerto Rico |
Producer Kanye West of Illinois |
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6:00 pm MDT |
Denver, Colorado | TBA | I | I | I | P | P | I | I | P | P | I |
References
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