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21 debates were held between the candidates for the Republican nomination for the 2008 United States presidential election. The first debate was held on May 3, 2007 and the final debate was on February 2, 2008. Twelve candidates participated in at least one debate, with the most participants in any one debate being ten.
The first general election presidential debate was 1960 United States presidential debates, held on September 26, 1960, between Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, at CBS's WBBM-TV in Chicago.
Three debates in total were held during the election season. The first general election debate between the major candidates was sponsored by CNN and attended by then-presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on June 27, 2024.
Sep 27, 2023 · The Commission on Presidential Debates modified the format of this debate stating that it would be held "virtually" because of concerns about public health due to President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
May 15, 2024 · The decisions by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday to agree to two presidential debates will ensure the continuation of a tradition that dates back to 1960.
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Jan 11, 2024 · CNN aired the fifth GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle from Des Moines on Wednesday night, featuring just two candidates — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina governor Nikki...
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Republican presidential primary debates, 2023-2024 See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2024. The following table provides an overview of the date, location, host, and number of participants in each scheduled 2024 Republican presidential primary debate.
