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United States presidential election debates, 2016

First presidential debate
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The set of the first debate
Duration 95 minutes
Date September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)
Venue Hofstra University
Location Hempstead, New York
Participants
Footage NBC, C-SPAN, Bloomberg Politics
Moderator Lester Holt of NBC
Transcript
Fact checking FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, NPR, New York Times, Associated Press, Bloomberg Politics
Website hofstra.edu/debate
Vice presidential debate
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The debate's spin room
Duration 92 minutes
Date October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)
Venue Longwood University
Location Farmville, Virginia
Participants
Footage CBS, C-SPAN, Bloomberg Politics
Moderator Elaine Quijano of CBS
Transcript
Fact checking Politifact, NPR, ABC News, New York Times, Associated Press
Website debate.longwood.edu
Second presidential debate
Duration 90 minutes
Date October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)
Venue Washington University in St. Louis
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Participants Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Footage NBC, CBS, C-SPAN, Bloomberg Politics
Moderators Anderson Cooper of CNN
Martha Raddatz of ABC
Transcript Politico, The New York Times
Fact checking FactCheck.org, Politifact, NPR, The New York Times
Website debate.wustl.edu
Third presidential debate
Duration 93.25 minutes
Date October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)
Venue University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location Paradise, Nevada
Participants Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Footage CBS,NBC,C-SPAN
Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News
Transcript

The Washington Post

The New York Times
Fact checking

The Washington Post, The New York Times, Politifact,

NPR, CBS News
Website unlv.edu/2016debate

The 2016 United States presidential election debates were a series of debates held for the 2016 U.S. presidential general election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized three debates among the major presidential candidates. The first presidential debate for the 2016 election took place on September 26, 2016, and set the record as the most-watched debate in American history, with 84 million viewers. The only vice-presidential debate was held on October 4. The second presidential debate took place on October 9, and the final debate took place on October 19. All CPD debates occurred from approximately 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PDT).

Only the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and the Republican nominee Donald Trump met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates. Hillary Clinton was considered to have won all three presidential debates by an overwhelming margin in scientific opinion polls of likely voters. Despite this, Donald Trump won the presidential election (though he lost the popular vote) held on November 8.

The Commission on Presidential Debates stipulates three criteria for eligibility for the presidential debates: constitutional eligibility to serve as president, appearance on enough ballots to potentially reach 270 electoral votes, and an average at least 15% on five selected national polls. For the vice-presidential debate, the running mates of the presidential candidates qualifying for the first presidential debate will be invited. By mid-September Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein were on enough ballots to reach 270 electoral votes; however, only Clinton and Trump have reached the 15% polling threshold. As of August 2016, Johnson and Stein had polled as high as 13% and 7%, respectively, and had an average of 8.3% and 3%, respectively.


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