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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off during a CNN debate in Austin, Texas.
Three debates were held between Republican incumbent George W. Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry, the major candidates, and one debate was held with their vice presidential running mates, incumbent Dick Cheney and John Edwards.
SC State will host the first candidates’ debate of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election cycle.
For example, a viewer will be able to search on terms such as “environment” or “health” to get debate snippets related to those issues.
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed sharply over tax cuts and congressional spending Friday night as they faced off in their first head-to-head debate.
Only President George W. Bush and U.S. Senator John Kerry met the CPD selection criteria for any of the presidential debates.
“South Carolina State University – through its students, alumni and constituents – has played a significant and pivotal role in shaping the history of this state and this nation; therefore, it is most appropriate that this historic event take place on this historic campus,” said SC State President Andrew Hugine.
Republican presidential candidates directed as much of their firepower at President Bush as they did at each other.
The forum, sponsored by NPR and Iowa Public Radio, comes just one month before the Iowa caucuses, at a time when polls show a tight three-way race among Sen. Barack Obama , Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards.
As Democratic presidential candidates debated at a forum Tuesday sponsored by NPR and Iowa Public Radio, they sometimes raised more questions than they answered.
MSNBC, which has intensified its focus on politics with its successful non-stop political coverage during the recent mid-term elections, will preview the debate during the day of April 26.
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama held a substantive policy debate days before Super Tuesday.
GOP front-runners attacked each other’s conservative credentials as they fought for their party’s top spot.
MSNBC will carry exclusive live coverage of the presidential primary debate on MSNBC from 7 p.m.
United States presidential election debates were held in the 2004 presidential elections.
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Videos will be “bookmarked” to allow people to easily jump to their important issues, and will be searchable and tagged by event, candidate, topics, and questions asked of the candidates.
Visitors to MyDebates are greeted with a questionnaire regarding issues such as taxes, health care, gun control, abortion and same-sex marriage.
The presidential debates were September 30 at the University of Miami, October 8 at Washington University in St. Louis, and October 13 at Arizona State University, ahead of the November 2 Election Day.
Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran, and tackled trade and immigration during a radio debate from Iowa on Tuesday.
All four debates were sponsored by the not-for-profit corporation Commission on Presidential Debates , which has organized presidential debates since its establishment in 1987.
The second presidential debate, in a “town hall” format, will take place October 7, while a third McCain-Obama showdown is set for October 15.
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Originally, the CPD had announced that questions for the second debate would come from undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization from the standard metropolitan statistical area surrounding the host city.
“Exit polls have consistently found that the general election debates are the number one factor in shaping voter choice,” said Lee Brenner, director of MySpace’s Impact program.
According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, the predetermined criteria for selecting candidates to participate in its 2004 presidential debates are based on evidence of eligibility , evidence of ballot access, and evidence of electoral support based on national public opinion polls.
The network will also air comprehensive analysis of the debate upon its conclusion.
Sen. Christopher Dodd chimed in, saying the resolution, which he voted against, eliminated all options except a military one.
South Carolina NBC affiliates WIS-TV in Columbia, WYFF-TV in Greenville and WCBD-TV in Charleston will join MSNBC in airing the debate.
MyDebates.org will store videos of debates for viewing at any time.
