United States presidential election debates, 2012
| Date | October 3, 2012 |
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| Location |
University of Denver Denver, Colorado |
| Participants |
Governor Mitt Romney |
| Date | October 11, 2012 |
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| Location |
Centre College Danville, Kentucky |
| Participants |
Congressman Paul Ryan |
| Date | October 16, 2012 |
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| Location |
Hofstra University Hempstead, New York |
| Participants |
Governor Mitt Romney |
| Date | October 22, 2012 |
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| Location |
Lynn University Boca Raton, Florida |
| Participants |
Governor Mitt Romney |
| Date | October 18, 2012 |
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| Location | Google+ Hangout |
| Participants |
Dr. Jill Stein |
| Date | October 23, 2012 |
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| Location |
Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois |
| Participants |
Governor Gary Johnson Mayor Rocky Anderson Dr. Jill Stein |
| Date | November 4, 2012 |
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| Location |
Busboys and Poets Washington, D.C. |
| Participants |
Governor Gary Johnson Mayor Rocky Anderson Dr. Jill Stein |
| Date | November 5, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Location |
RT America studio Washington, D.C. |
| Participants |
Dr. Jill Stein |
The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) held four debates for the 2012 U.S. presidential general election, slated for various locations around the United States in October 2012 – three of them involving the major party presidential nominees (later determined to be Democratic President Barack Obama from Illinois and former Republican Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts), and one involving the vice-presidential nominees (Vice President Joe Biden from Delaware and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin).
The CPD stipulates three criteria for eligibility: constitutionally eligible, appearance on enough ballots to potentially reach 270 electoral votes, and average at least 15% on five selected national polls. Four candidates achieved the first two criteria: Democratic nominee Barack Obama, Green nominee Jill Stein,Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Only Obama and Romney also satisfy the third criterion of averaging 15% in five selected national polls and thus are the only two to appear in 2012 CPD debates.
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