General election debate schedule is announced

[Mr. Morden]

Here’s the schedule for general election debates next year:

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/2016-presidential-debate-schedule-set-213980

Monday, Sept. 26: 1st presidential debate: Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Vice presidential debate: Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Sunday, Oct. 9: 2nd presidential debate: Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, Oct. 19: 3rd presidential debate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY will be a backup site, in case any of these four sites has to cancel.

The moderators, formats, etc., have yet to be decided.

Normally, all of the broadcast networks simulcast each debate.  However, this will be the first time since NBC took over Sunday Night Football that a presidential debate will be on Sunday.  So what are they going to do?  Will NBC not broadcast that debate?  Or will the NFL simply not schedule a primetime game that night (or just put it on ESPN or NFL Network instead)?

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There's a town called FarmVille?

[Mr. Reactionary]

There's a town called FarmVille?

Yup. They're the ones who shut down the schools for more than a year to try and stop integration.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Ugh, I was hoping that Nashville would be selected (it was a finalist), so I could see it live.

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I don't understand why some of the primary debates are still TBD but the GE ones aren't...

The Farmville, VA one looks reasonably close; I hope I can go! But do they just let people into debates?

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I don't understand why some of the primary debates are still TBD but the GE ones aren't...

The Farmville, VA one looks reasonably close; I hope I can go! But do they just let people into debates?

You probably need to know the right people, but I don't know for sure.

[Thomas D]

Sunday night October 9th? I thought they usually tried to avoid going up against the NFL?

[NeverAgain]

I don't understand why some of the primary debates are still TBD but the GE ones aren't...

The Farmville, VA one looks reasonably close; I hope I can go! But do they just let people into debates?

I hope they do. If so, see you there!

[Mr. Morden]

I think it's our patriotic duty to stack all of these debate audiences with Atlas forum regulars.

[Bigby]

I think it's our patriotic duty to stack all of these debate audiences with Atlas forum regulars.

I volunteer if we carpool.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Glad to see that none of the debates are in Safe D/R states, unlike in 2012 when they held the VP debate in KY and the Town Hall debate in NY. Candidates should have an audience of those whose votes actually matter in our system.

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I think it's our patriotic duty to stack all of these debate audiences with Atlas forum regulars.

I volunteer if we carpool.

[Mr. Morden]

As I recall, one of the posters here attended the 2012 primary debate in which Perry had his "oops" moment.  Anyone remember who that was?

[bagelman]

I don't understand why some of the primary debates are still TBD but the GE ones aren't...

The Farmville, VA one looks reasonably close; I hope I can go! But do they just let people into debates?

You probably need to know the right people, but I don't know for sure.

Well that's a downer, a personal friend of some staffer can get in ahead of someone else.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Glad to see that none of the debates are in Safe D/R states, unlike in 2012 when they held the VP debate in KY and the Town Hall debate in NY. Candidates should have an audience of those whose votes actually matter in our system.

I thought the audiences of these debates were predominantly composed of local university students and faculty.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Glad to see that none of the debates are in Safe D/R states, unlike in 2012 when they held the VP debate in KY and the Town Hall debate in NY. Candidates should have an audience of those whose votes actually matter in our system.

I thought the audiences of these debates were predominantly composed of local university students and faculty.

The Town Hall debate has a carefully chosen audience of undecided voters of varying ages. Not sure about the rest.

[Maxwell]

Sunday night October 9th? I thought they usually tried to avoid going up against the NFL?

could they be expecting Trump to be the nominee.

[Mr. Morden]

I hope Atlas can infiltrate the Town Hall debate.  We could get questions like:

-Opinion of Viktor Orban: FF or HP?
-What is your average number of internet posts per day?
-Opinion of the preceding debater's signature?
-What are you listening to right now?
-Did you agree with the opebo banning?  Discuss with maps.
-Is Miley Cyrus a virgin?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

it will 99% be likely the same style debates as previous cycles, only the Dem and GOP nominee (no third parties), silence by audience, some generic moderator, same look etc.

[Joe Republic]

I think it's our patriotic duty to stack all of these debate audiences with Atlas forum regulars.

October 19th 2016: calendar marked

[Sasquatch]

I hope Atlas can infiltrate the Town Hall debate.  We could get questions like:

-Opinion of Viktor Orban: FF or HP?
-What is your average number of internet posts per day?
-Opinion of the preceding debater's signature?
-What are you listening to right now?
-Did you agree with the opebo banning?  Discuss with maps.
-Is Miley Cyrus a virgin?

Freedom Questions

[rpryor03]

I think it's our patriotic duty to stack all of these debate audiences with Atlas forum regulars.

I'm already planning to head to Dayton for the first debate.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

The closest one to me is the one in Farmville (lol) I may try to make it up there.

[Suburbia]

Sunday night debate while Sunday Night Football on NBC is on? If it is Clinton vs. Bush, then no one will watch.

[Suburbia]

The Virginia debate would be good, especially if the Democratic VP choice is Kaine. Good for Southern Democratic politics of today.