Posted on 07/31/2016 4:35:24 PM PDT by bkopto
Responding to Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee's complaints about the debate schedule, the Commission on Presidential Debates on Sunday said the schedule is set.
In order to select the best nights for the 2016 debates, the CPD started working more than 18 months ago to identify religious and federal holidays, baseball league playoff games, NFL games, and other events.
Donald Trump and RNC officials have complained that two of the three scheduled presidential and one vice-presidential debates overlap with NFL games.
Something tells me that they are not set.
“.. and that is how this always works?”
The CPD has moderated the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 debates. So, to answer your question, the system has been in place for 28 years.
I anticipate him providing score updates about once every 4-5 questions for those interested just to shove it in the commissions face.
she already did... 18 months ago.
the FIX is IN.
In a straight up election, trump would landslide her... but this is not straight up. she KNOWS or thinks she does, that she is going to win, by fraud and vote counting schemes.
What she does NOT know is that the invisible hand, has the tendency to remove what seems immovable.
Herod being eaten alive by cancerous worms on the public stage during a speech comes to mind. It happens in the most spectacular ways! I seem to remember from Biblical history, that a few evil ones were swallowed alive into a giant fizzure in the ground beneath their feet. That would be cool if it were televised live with some of today’s criminally demonic leaders. Blame God... not the Russians.
I hope Donald wins by divine intervention AND a landslide... so their can be no doubt about the people’s intentions, and God’s.
Go Donald!
Go to blazes hillary!
The Commission on Presidential debates from wikipedia
The CPD ... is headed by Frank Fahrenkopf, a former head of the Republican National Committee, and former White House press secretary Michael D. McCurry. As of 2014, the Board of directors consists of
Howard Graham Buffett
John C. Danforth
Charles Gibson
John Griffen
Antonia Hernandez
John I. Jenkins
Newton N. Minow
Leon Panetta
Richard D. Parsons
Dorothy Ridings
Alan K. Simpson
Olympia Snowe
Shirley M. Tilghman.
That list reads like a Never Trump score card.
Wouldn’t be hysterical if the NFL adjusted it’s schedule to accommodate the debates? All they need to do is adjust kick off times. Then you could have “Presidential debates, followed by the Game” which would maximize debate exposure! Ha!
Just say no and do an online call in with q and a The network debates are crap anyway.
Dates set by whom?
the board of directors sets the dates & times
You want an audience right? One night is NOLA and ATL - the other is Wisconsin and NYC.
Trump has an opportunity to disrupt all this BS
She must hide. I have predicted she will flee in fear. She will NEVER withstand his scorched earth!! There will be no mercy on her unindicted criminal corrupt A$$.She will never show— NEVER!!~ WE HAVE DVRS!!!
actually he does and he doesn’t. It’s been this way since 1988.
CPD has no obligation to invite any nominee.
No nominee has to accept if invited.
Howard Graham Buffet. Son of globalist, Hillary supporter nd Liberal Warren Buffet.
And I think he will. Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteran would make good debate monitors. How come we never see them?
I also like the town hall format better than the debates. So long as no pony-tailed men are planted in the audience by Democrats.
I don’t think this is as all bad as DT is claiming.
How many NFL fans are Hillary supporters? I haven’t seen a survey on this, but I bet there are as many as 3 or 4 in each state. If us Trump supporters don’t see the debate, it is not a big deal, we already know who we are voting for.
If the only audience for the debates is undecideds and RATs Trump carries his message to those who need to hear it.
The only possible disadvantage is that his voters may not be able to participate in the water-cooler discussions the next day. Not a big loss. If I have to defend my vote at work, it is probably not good for my advancement possibilities. If I am lucky, I work where we discuss the game the next day and vote for Trump in November.
Board of directors: Howard Graham Buffett, John I. Jenkins, J.C. Danforth, J. Griffen, A. Hernandez, C. Kennedy, N.N. Minow, R.D. Parsons, D. Ridings, A.K. Simpson
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced the formats for the three presidential and one vice presidential general election debates it will sponsor this fall.
The formats for the 90-minute debates are designed to facilitate in-depth discussion of the leading issues facing the nation.
First presidential debate (September 26, 2016, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY)
The debate will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate.
The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.
Vice presidential debate (October 4, 2016, Longwood University, Farmville, VA)
The debate will be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.
Second presidential debate (October 9, 2016, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO)
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which half of the questions will be posed directly by citizen participants and the other half will be posed by the moderator based on topics of broad public interest as reflected in social media and other sources. The candidates will have two minutes to respond and there will be an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate further discussion. The town meeting participants will be uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization.
Third presidential debate (October 19, 2016, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV)
The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate.
All debates will be moderated by a single individual and will run from 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time without commercial breaks. As always, the moderators alone will select the questions to be asked, which are not known to the CPD or to the candidates. The moderators will have the ability both to extend the segments and to ensure that the candidates have equal speaking time. While the focus will properly be on the candidates, the moderator will regulate the conversation so that thoughtful and substantive exchanges occur. The CPD is in discussion with technology and civic groups that will provide data to the moderators to assist them in identifying the subjects that are most important to the public.
This year’s debates will build on the successful 2012 debate formats which introduced longer segments, allowing the candidates to focus on critical issues. “The CPD has a simple mission, to ensure that presidential debates help the public learn about the positions of the leading candidates for president and vice president,” CPD Co-Chairs Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and Michael D. McCurry said. “These formats will allow an in-depth exploration of the major topics in this year’s election.”
More info: Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Format for 2016 General Election Debates
Sorry. Hillary’s doesn’t wake up for anything at 3am.
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