For the first time in more than three decades, an independent presidential candidate will be able to participate in a general election debate.
The Commission on Presidential Debates on Monday announced the schedule and prerequisites for the 2024 cycle, with three presidential debates scheduled for:
- September 16, 2024 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas
- October 1, 2024 at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia.
- October 9, 2024, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City
A single vice presidential debate is scheduled for September 25, 2024 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
To qualify for the debate stage, the presidential and vice presidential candidates must have achieved at least 15% in national polls.
With the first debate less than 10 months away, environmental lawyer and vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is averaging 16.7% in the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate.
Business magnate Ross Perot was the only third-party candidate in the modern era to participate in a general election debate, in 1992.
The CPD, which has monitored all general election debates since 1988, will determine which polls will be considered valid after consulting with experts.
RFK Jr. became independent last month. AP In the last presidential election cycle, the debate process was turbulent. fake images
Moderators and debate formats have not yet been announced. Each is expected to begin at 9 p.m. ET and last approximately 90 minutes.
However, it is not yet clear whether Republican and Democratic standard-bearers will participate.
The two favorites, former President Donald Trump, 77, and President Biden, 81, appear noncommittal to facing each other on stage.
Donald Trump has been outperforming President Biden in a series of recent polls. AFP via Getty Images
Spokespeople for both campaigns declined requests for comment from The Post, as did representatives from both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee.
Friction arose between the RNC and CPD during the 2020 election cycle, with RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel accusing the commission of bias.
Trump skipped the planned second debate, protesting plans to go virtual after contracting COVID-19.
President Biden just turned 81 on Monday. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Republicans also took issue with the choice of then-C-SPAN host Steve Scully as moderator, who had interned for Biden in the late 1970s. C-SPAN then suspended Scully after he lied about communicating with former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci before the debate.
Trump has also skipped all three GOP primary debates so far this cycle.
The general election is scheduled for November 5, 2024.
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