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Oct 2, 2020 · The debate—which was moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Tuesday—went so far off the rails that the presidential debates commission is now mulling whether to impose some new rules ...
- Colum Lynch
- Presidential Debates and The CPD
- The 15 Percent Rule
- Conclusion
The first debates between presidential candidates in a general election were held in 1960, when Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon had four televised debates.Those debates were sponsored by the three television networks then in operation—CBS, NBC, and ABC. The next general election debates occurred in 1976, when Democratic cha...
In 1992, the CPD allowed Reform Party candidate Ross Perot to participate in all three presidential debates, even though his candidacy had never received support from more than 7 percent of respondents in public opinion surveys prior to the debates.At the time, the CPD did not have a rule automatically excluding a candidate for low poll numbers. Ho...
Last week, The Charlotte Observer published an editorial claiming that the presidential debates seem "rigged” under the control of the Democratic and Republican Parties. Ballotpedia examined the history of the debates and determined that the Observeris correct. The CPD was created by the two parties in 1987, and its eligibility criteria for the deb...
Sep 26, 2024 · The first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was a watershed moment in American political history. It revolutionized how candidates communicated with voters, establishing televised debates as a fundamental aspect of electoral campaigns.
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Aug 19, 2024 · In 1960, Congress waived Section 315 to allow the first national broadcast debates between two major party nominees: John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon. The four televised debates became the templates for future presidential debates, and they showcased the power of television to influence elections.
Sep 29, 2020 · Republican vice president Richard Nixon (1913-1994) (L) and democratic senator John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) take part in a televised debate during their presidential campaign.
Oct 8, 2020 · The Biden campaign agreed to the virtual debate. The precedent of hosting virtual debates was made sixty years ago. Kennedy did it. Nixon did it. Why not Trump?
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Sep 23, 2016 · Famously, the first time the American public got to do this was in 1960, when the first televised presidential debates let viewers see John F. Kennedy, with his youthful good looks, and Richard Nixon, who, according to the president of CBS at the time, “looked like death.”
