As far as the media is concerned, the 2024 presidential election crosses the official starting line of debate season, and this cycle contenders on the Republican side, including a multi-indicted former POTUS, are looking to defeat Democrat Joe Biden and take power in the White House. . But first they have to compete against each other.
For candidates, debates are a way to score points against a rival, stand out, or define a previously aimless campaign.
Front-runner Trump pulled out of the first debate in August and instead met with Tucker Carlson in a friendlier, taped interview. The debate drew 12.8 million viewers on Fox News. He also did not participate in the Sept. 27 debate in Simi Valley, Calif., which drew 9.5 million viewers on Fox Business and Univision and was simulcast on Fox News.
The third debate will take place on November 8 in Miami and will air on NBC and Rumble.
Below is the official schedule with dates, times, locations and participants for the main debates. Check back as more is announced ahead of the November 2024 election, including general election debates.
Republican primary debates
Wednesday, November 8
City (location): Miami (Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County)
Networks: NBC News, Rumble
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Moderators: NBC Nightly News Moderator Lester Holt, Meet the press Host Kristen Welker, Hugh Hewitt of the Salem Radio Network
Participant: TBA
Wednesday, September 27
City (location): Simi Valley, CA (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum)
Networks: Fox Business, Univision (simultaneous on Fox News/Fox Nation)
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Moderators: Stuart Varney of Fox News Media and Dana Perino, Ilia Calderón of Univision
Participant: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC).
Wednesday, August 23
City (location): Milwaukee, WI (Fiserv Arena)
Networks: Fox News, Rumble
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Moderators: Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum
Participant: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former pharmaceutical executive Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, the governor of North Dakota. Doug Burgum
Democratic primary debates
None are planned, although it’s unclear who Biden would debate.
General election debates
None planned. In the 2020 cycle, they occurred on September 29, 2020 and October 22, 2020.
Source: Deadline
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