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demmiblue

(36,875 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:39 PM Oct 2019

The general election debates will be held in Indiana, Utah, Michigan and Tennessee next fall

The general election debates will be held in Indiana, Utah, Michigan and Tennessee next fall: https://debates.org/2019/10/11/com

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The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced sites and dates for three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 2020 general election. The sites and dates are:

First presidential debate:
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Vice presidential debate:
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Second presidential debate:
Thursday, October 15, 2020
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Third presidential debate:
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Ann Arbor... awesome!

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The general election debates will be held in Indiana, Utah, Michigan and Tennessee next fall (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 2019 OP

I would bet money snowybirdie Oct 2019 #1

Mitt Romney will be there! Dream Girl Oct 2019 #4

Trump will not show up (if he is still in office)... Moostache Oct 2019 #2

He'll turn them into a circus. I think he'll relish the opportunity to bully, insult and slander maxsolomon Oct 2019 #6

So maybe one person and a CHAIR? bluestarone Oct 2019 #3

Put the Vice Presidential candidate at the other podium greymattermom Oct 2019 #5

I hope Trump doesn't debate it would just expose him as a chicken book_worm Oct 2019 #7

Not if candidates are Trump and Warren Cicada Oct 2019 #8

snowybirdie

(5,232 posts)

1. I would bet money

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:41 PM

Oct 2019

that these will never take place even if tRump is the candidate. He won't debate!

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

4. Mitt Romney will be there!

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:58 PM

Oct 2019

Moostache

(9,897 posts)

2. Trump will not show up (if he is still in office)...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:42 PM

Oct 2019

There is no way that he will submit to 3 debates in restricted formats. He is addicted to his shouting matches in front of Marine One and Twitter. He won't participate this time around...and I hope the Democratic candidate simply shows up and takes the airtime and does a town hall or campaign rally instead at the venues...

maxsolomon

(33,360 posts)

6. He'll turn them into a circus. I think he'll relish the opportunity to bully, insult and slander

Reply to Moostache (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 01:31 PM

Oct 2019

the Dem to their face. Or at least to loom behind them to throw them off their game.

It will be the end of Presidential Debates. Everything Trump touches dies.

bluestarone

(17,012 posts)

3. So maybe one person and a CHAIR?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:43 PM

Oct 2019

One Democrat and a empty chair. (even if tRUMP was sitting in it still EMPTY)

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

5. Put the Vice Presidential candidate at the other podium

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 01:12 PM

Oct 2019

and let them address the issues together.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

7. I hope Trump doesn't debate it would just expose him as a chicken

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 01:55 PM

Oct 2019

The electorate has come to expect debates and if one of the major party candidates doesn't that will not reflect well and maybe the Democratic nominee can then be "interviewed" alone next to an empty podium or chair.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

8. Not if candidates are Trump and Warren

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 02:47 PM

Oct 2019

I doubt Trump will debate Warren because she will crush him like a bug. I think he will refuse to debate her.

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