First presidential debates set for 2024 with voters less than a year away election day.
The non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced the dates and locations for the vice presidential debate and three presidential debates at four colleges and universities selected to host the events ahead of the general election.
“The general election debates in the United States, watched live around the world, are a model for many other countries: the opportunity to hear and see the leading candidates address serious issues in a fair and neutral,” said commission co-chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and Antonia Hernández. in the announcement press release.
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The GOP will formally declare its candidates for president and vice president at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, while Democrats will announce their choices at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.
Three GOP primary debates have already taken place in Milwaukee, Miami and Simi Valley, California. Former president Donald Trump maintained his status as a Republican frontrunner despite not attending any of this year’s debates. President Joe Biden has not yet commented on the dates of next year’s debate.
When and where are the presidential debates held?
- The first presidential debate is scheduled for September 16 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
- The vice presidential debate is scheduled for September 25 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
- The second presidential debate will take place October 1 at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia.
- The third presidential debate will take place October 9 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
HBCU to host general election presidential debate for first time
On October 1, 2024, Virginia State University will be the first historically Black university or college to host a presidential debate during a general election. The school founded in 1882 will host the broadcast in the campus’ “state-of-the-art” multipurpose center.
“We are honored and grateful to have been chosen as host of the 2024 presidential debate,” VSU President Makola M. Abdullah said in a statement. Press release. “This is a historic moment for our university and for HBCUs across the country.”
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When will the next GOP presidential debate take place?
THE fourth debate of the Republican presidential primary is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. Central Time, according to an RNC press release. It will take place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the Frank Moody Music Building at the University of Alabama.
Talk show host Megyn Kelly, NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas and Washington Free Beacon editor Eliana Johnson will moderate.
When is the next presidential election?
November 5, 2024. Presidential elections are held in the United States every four years.
The American legal code dictates that the federal elections take place “the Tuesday following the 1st Monday in November”. Midterm presidential and parliamentary elections always take place in even years (e.g. 2016, 2018, 2020.)
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