I’m not sure there is much prep needed for tonight’s debate.
TONIGHT: Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to meet face-to-face for the ABC News Presidential Debate. Watch live at 9p ET Tuesday night on ABC, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2024
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Debate Location: Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center
Time of the Debate: 9 PM D.C., time
Debate Moderators: “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis will serve as moderators.
The rules:
- The debate will be 90 minutes with two commercial breaks.
- The two seated moderators will be the only people asking questions.
- A coin flip was held virtually on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to determine podium placement and order of closing statements; former President Donald Trump won the coin toss and chose to select the order of statements. The former president will offer the last closing statement, and Vice President Harris selected the right podium position on screen (stage left).
- Candidates will be introduced by the moderators.
- The candidates enter upon introduction from opposite sides of the stage; the incumbent party will be introduced first.
- No opening statements; closing statements will be two minutes per candidate.
- Candidates will stand behind podiums for the duration of the debate.
- Props or prewritten notes are not allowed onstage.
- No topics or questions will be shared in advance with campaigns or candidates.
- Candidates will be given a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water.
- Candidates will have two-minute answers to questions, two-minute rebuttals, and one extra minute for follow-ups, clarifications, or responses.
- Candidates’ microphones will be live only for the candidate whose turn it is to speak and muted when the time belongs to another candidate.
- Candidates will not be permitted to ask questions of each other.
- Campaign staff may not interact with candidates during commercial breaks.
- Moderators will seek to enforce timing agreements and ensure a civilized discussion.
- There will be no audience in the room.
Live Feeds:
C-SPAN ABC Presidential Debate Simulcast:
NBC News LIVE: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump face off in Presidential Debate, Hosted by ABC News:
Washington Post; The ABC News Presidential Debate Simulcast:
PBS NewsHour; WATCH LIVE: Harris and Trump debate — PBS News simulcast of ABC’s 2024 Presidential Debate:
AP News; LIVE: Trump and Harris presidential debate watch party:
UPDATE…
Swift Swifted…
