United States presidential election debates, 2012
 2012 U.S. presidential election
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On October 31, 2011, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced four debates for the 2012 U.S. presidential general election, slated for various locations around the United States in October 2012 – three of them involving the presidential nominees, and one involving the vice-presidential nominees.
Candidates must appear on sufficient state-ballots to be mathematically eligible to win the presidency and achieve at least 15% support in five national polls as of the date of determination, to be some time after Labor Day 2012.[1]
- First
- October 3, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
- Vice presidential
- October 11, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky
- Second (town-meeting format)
- October 16, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
- Third
- October 22, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
References
External links
- Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites, Dates, and Candidate Selection Criteria for 2012 General Election, Commission on Presidential Debates, October 31, 2011, http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=2012-2
- 2012 Candidate Selection Criteria, Commission on Presidential Debates, October 20, 2011, http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=2012-2
