United States Presidential Election Debates, 2008
The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) sponsored four debates for the 2008 U.S. presidential general election, which took place at various locations around the United States in September and October 2008. Three of the debates involved the presidential nominees, and one involved the vice-presidential nominees.
Republican Party nominee John McCain and Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama did not agree to additional debates; however, each was interviewed at the Civil Forum on the Presidency on August 16, 2008, and at the Service Nation Presidential Forum on September 11, 2008. Their respective running mates, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, did not participate in any additional debates.
Read more about United States Presidential Election Debates, 2008: Joint Appearances, Debates, September 26: First Presidential Debate (University of Mississippi), October 2: Vice Presidential Debate (Washington University in St. Louis), October 7: Second Presidential Debate (Belmont University – Nashville Townhall), October 15: Third Presidential Debate (Hofstra University – Hempstead, New York), The Third Party Debates, See Also
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