United States presidential debates
A United States presidential debate is held every four years, and is only held close to a United States presidential election. Its topics include controversial topics, economics, inflation, and immigration, most of which are organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) since 1988,[1][2] with the exception of 2024, when former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and incumbent president and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden criticized and rejected the CPD's schedule and date, and instead debated on CNN and ABC,[3][4][5] after President Biden withdrew from the election, Vice President Kamala Harris replaced him and was nominated by the Democratic Party, debating on ABC.[6]
Viewership
change1960 debates
changeThe first debate for the 1960 U.S. presidential election attracted more than 66 million viewers out of a total population of 179 million, making it one of the most watched broadcasts in American television history.
1980 debates
changeThe 1980 debates for the 1980 U.S. presidential election drew 80 million viewers out of a national population of 226 million, making it one of the highest-rated presidential televised debates until 2016.
2016 debates
changeThe 2016 presidential debate between then-Republican candidate Donald Trump and Secretary of State and also Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton attracted an audience of more than 84 million out of a then-327 million viewers in the United States, making it the most-watched presidential debate ever, beating the record set in 1980.[7]
List
changeNotes:
- D = Democratic
- R = Republican
- I = Independent
- * = Incumbent president at that time.
- ** = Incumbent vice president at that time.
Notes
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Three presidential debates were originally scheduled for the 2020 election cycle. The second presidential debate was canceled the day after the vice presidential debate was held due to President Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19.[22]
References
change- ↑ "U.S. Presidential Debates | U.S. Vote Foundation". www.usvotefoundation.org. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ↑ "7 Things You May Not Know About US Presidential Debates". HISTORY. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ↑ Cruz, Melissa. "Texas State presidential debate, others canceled as Commission steps down". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ↑ "The Commission on Presidential Debates faces an uncertain future after Biden and Trump bypassed it". AP News. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ↑ "What's the Commission on Presidential Debates? And why is it being left out of the 2024 debates?". WPTZ Plattsburgh-Burlington. Retrieved September 22, 2024 – via MSN.
- ↑ Gomez, Tom Tapp,Patrick Hipes,Dessi (2024-09-11). "2024 Presidential Election Debate Schedule: Dates, Times, Who'll Be There & Who Won't". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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- ↑ "1960 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "1976 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "1980 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "1984 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "1988 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "1992 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "1996 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "2000 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "2004 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "2008 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "2012 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Debates". debates.org. Debates.org. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ "General-election debate schedule revealed for 2020". POLITICO. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ↑ Stelter, Brian (September 30, 2020). "Trump-Biden clash was watched by at least 73 million viewers". CNN. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden". October 9, 2020.