Presidential Debate Schedule
The schedule for debates has been released, along with the moderators: First presidential debate Friday, September 26 The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss. Jim Lehrer Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS Vice presidential debate Thursday, October 2 Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Gwen Ifill Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor, […]
The schedule for debates has been released, along with the moderators:
First presidential debate
Friday, September 26
The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Jim Lehrer
Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBSVice presidential debate
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Gwen Ifill
Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor, Washington Week, PBSSecond presidential debate (town meeting)
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
Tom Brokaw
Special Correspondent, NBC NewsThird presidential debate
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Bob Schieffer
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, and Host, Face the Nation
I don’t see any moderator there to really get excited about. What I do find interesting is that every debate is this side of the Mississippi (well the VP debate could be the other side, but by only a mile or two). Also 75% of the debates are in the south. Wouldn’t it be nice if the rest of the country could have debates closer to home? We are looking at three of these debates being held in red states. That should help slant the crowd towards McCain.
Here’s a map showing the location of the three southern debates. They aren’t even spread that far out in the south:
I do have all the dates located on the events page and located in the sidebar.
