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2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
The dates and venues have been announced for the 2012 Presidential debates between President Obama and the eventual GOP nominee. The date for the Vice Presidential debate has also been announced.
Ticketing for the 2012 general election debates is controlled by the Commission on Presidential Debates and tickets will be extremely limited. The majority of tickets are distributed to university students and faculty through a lottery system with the remaining tickets going to friends and families of the campaigns and the media.
October 3, 2012 Air Time TBD
Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
October 11, 2012
Vice Presidential Air Time TBD
Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: Vice President Biden and the GOP Vice Presidential nominee
October 16, 2012 Air Time TBD
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
October 22, 2012 Air Time TBD
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/
I can't wait. I'll be in the UK for the last one but I will watch it online.
Rambis
(7,774 posts)ahhhhh
whathehell
(29,067 posts)Would love to see Obama put Romney in his place like that!
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)of debate will be and how difficult it will be for rMoney to use them to wiggle out.
I'm also wondering why the website links to rMoney store but not Obama store.
Robb
(39,665 posts)October 3, 2012: Romney backs out, cites family emergency.
October 11, 2012: Romney backs out, cites family emergency and health issues.
October 16, 2012: Romney backs out, cites family emergency, health issues and bad weather.
October 22, 2012: Romney backs out, cites family emergency, health issues, bad weather and a dog eating his notes.
Or, put another way (skip to 5:22):
AllenVanAllen
(3,134 posts)Perry did it down here in Texas. He laid out specific conditions that had to be met to the Bill White campaign, and when Mayor White met his conditions Perry still didn't debate. Not once! Republicans here were ok with that too.