09-02-2016, 11:14 AM
The last leg of the election cycle is on. Just over three weeks until the first debate and three months until we elect the next President of the United States.
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The Presidential Debates Schedule
September 26, 9:00 to 10:30 pm (ET):
Lester Holt, the anchor of the NBC Nightly News, will lead the first debate, which is set to take place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
October 9, 9:00 to 10:30 pm:
Anderson Cooper of CNN and Martha Raddatz of ABC News will co-moderate the second debate, which will be a town-hall style event at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
October 19, 9:00 to 10:30 pm:
Chris Wallace of FOX News will moderate the third and final presidential debate at University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
VP Debate - Kaine vs. Pence, Oct. 4:
The vice presidential debate will be moderated by CBS News' Elaine Quijano at Longwood University in Farmville, Virgina.
The news was announced Friday morning by the Commission on Presidential Debates, the bipartisan committee that has sponsored and produced all the presidential and vice presidential debates since the 1988 campaign. Moderators are chosen based on extensive experience in the job of moderating, and understanding the importance of using expanded time periods effectively.
The Presidential Debates Schedule
September 26, 9:00 to 10:30 pm (ET):
Lester Holt, the anchor of the NBC Nightly News, will lead the first debate, which is set to take place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
October 9, 9:00 to 10:30 pm:
Anderson Cooper of CNN and Martha Raddatz of ABC News will co-moderate the second debate, which will be a town-hall style event at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
October 19, 9:00 to 10:30 pm:
Chris Wallace of FOX News will moderate the third and final presidential debate at University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
VP Debate - Kaine vs. Pence, Oct. 4:
The vice presidential debate will be moderated by CBS News' Elaine Quijano at Longwood University in Farmville, Virgina.
The news was announced Friday morning by the Commission on Presidential Debates, the bipartisan committee that has sponsored and produced all the presidential and vice presidential debates since the 1988 campaign. Moderators are chosen based on extensive experience in the job of moderating, and understanding the importance of using expanded time periods effectively.