Obama-McCain Presidential Debate -- When?

[Frylock]

When can we expect to see a formal debate or two or three between Obama and McCain?

-FrL-

[Simplicio]

Not till after the conventions, so basically in the early fall. Glancing at wikipedia, it appers the first debate in '04 was in late Sept. So probably about three debates starting around thenish.

[Hello_Again]

Oct, 15, 2008 at Hofstra University will be the “third and final” presidential debate.
https://www.hofstra.edu/Home/News/PressReleases/111907_presidentialdebate.html

[NinetyWt]

Apparently, the first will be at my alma mater:

http://www.olemiss.edu/debate/

I heard that the University is begging people to ‘open their homes’ to outside media personnel who are coming into town to cover the event. Evidently there aren’t enough hotel rooms for everybody. Heh. I won’t repeat what my Daddy told them.

ETA: September 26th.

[mlees]

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Possible McCain/Obama debates:

-2008-
September 26, 2008: Presidential debate with domestic policy focus, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
October 2, 2008: Vice Presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
October 7, 2008: Presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
October 15, 2008:Presidential debate with foreign policy focus, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

These September and October dates were set in advance of the nomination process and are subject to change. Check back for the latest information.

There is not a whole lot of time between the Republican Convention and election day. Not compared to the extended Primary season we had…

[dalej42]

@mlees

There is not a whole lot of time between the Republican Convention and election day. Not compared to the extended Primary season we had…

The Olympics take up most of August. The Democrats elected to go after the Olympics this year. Smart move. In 2004, they went before the Olympics and ended up with Swiftboat ads.

Since the party out of power goes first, that pushes the Repuplican convention back as well.

[Lamar_Mundane]

Their first “joint” appearance will be at Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in California on August 15th. They’ll only appear on stage together at the beginning and/or the end, and it won’t be any sort of a debate format.

Warren is a very influential Pastor in evangelical Christianity, but he is thousands of miles separated from guys like Robertson and Dobson. I can’t imagine that this is going to do much for McCain - I’m sure he will have some scripted answers that he’ll give regardless of the questions asked, but Obama can discuss theology and quote scripture off the cuff.

[Scarlett67]

@NinetyWt

I heard that the University is begging people to ‘open their homes’ to outside media personnel who are coming into town to cover the event. Evidently there aren’t enough hotel rooms for everybody. Heh. I won’t repeat what my Daddy told them.

Oh, come on, pretty please?

[Frylock]

@Lamar Mundane

but Obama can discuss theology and quote scripture off the cuff.

That he can do this from a viewpoint informed by liberal protestantism–that’s something I like about the guy. But I’m not sure it’s politically advantageous for him to actually do so.

-FrL-