The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has sponsored meetings between the candidates since 1988. Below, what we know about each of the upcoming 90-minute 2016 debates, as well as information about past debates. Can’t wait? Create your own virtual debate here.
Presidential debate
Wednesday, Oct. 19
The final debate before Election Day will be the first led by a moderator from Fox News. It will follow the same format as the first debate.
Location: University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Time: 9 to 10:30 p.m.
Where to watch: View The Post’s livestream of the debate here.
Moderator: Chris Wallace, Fox News
Candidates: Hillary Clinton; Donald Trump.
The Commission announced Oct. 14 that third-party candidates — Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein — had not qualified for the final debate.
Format: On Oct. 12, the commission released a list of Wallace’s chosen topics for each of the debate’s six 15-minute segments. They are: Debt and entitlements, immigration, the economy, the Supreme Court, foreign hot spots and fitness to be president. In each segment, the moderator will pose a question and candidates will have two minutes each to respond. The rest of the time will be used for candidates to respond to each other and for follow-up questions from the moderator.
Past debates
Presidential town-hall debate
Sunday, Oct. 9
Following the release of a 2005 video in which Trump made a series of lewd comments about women, the Republican candidate shows no signs of relenting in the face of calls for him to drop out of the race, including from members of his own party.
Earlier, Trump had suggested that the debate commission was biased toward Hillary Clinton because two of the presidential debates, including the second, a “town-hall meeting debate,” will take place opposite NFL games. That’s not the case, as Fact Checker explained in July. It will be Washington University’s fifth general election debate since 1992, including four presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate in 2008.
Location: Washington University, St. Louis.
Time: 9 to 10:30 p.m.
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, ABC News; and Anderson Cooper, CNN
Candidates: Hillary Clinton; Donald Trump.
The Commission announced Oct. 4 that third-party candidates — Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein — had not qualified for the second debate.
Format: Half of the questions posed in the town-meeting-style debate will come from uncommitted voters in the debate hall. The other half will be posed by the moderators. The candidates will have two minutes each to answer the question, followed by a minute for further discussion at the moderator’s discretion.
Vice-presidential debate
Tuesday, Oct. 4
The sole vice-presidential debate will pit Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) against Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R). Moderator Elaine Quijano will be the first Asian American to moderate a general-election debate, as well as the first moderator who works primarily for a digital network (CBSN).
Location: Longwood University, Farmville, Va.
Time: 9 to 10:30 p.m.
Moderator: Elaine Quijano, CBS News
Candidates: Tim Kaine; Mike Pence.
Format: Nine 10-minute segments focused on an issue. In each segment, the moderator will pose a question and candidates will have two minutes each to respond. The rest of the time will be used for candidates to respond to each other and for follow-up questions from the moderator.
Presidential debate
Monday, Sept. 26
The debate was scheduled to be held at Wright State University in Ohio, but the school backed out in July, citing the cost of hosting the event. Instead, Trump and Clinton’s much-anticipated first meeting will take place at Long Island’s Hofstra University, the school’s third presidential debate in as many election cycles.
Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Time: 9 to 10:30 p.m.
Moderator: Lester Holt, NBC News
Candidates: Hillary Clinton; Donald Trump.
The Commission announced Sept. 16 that third-party candidates — Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein — had not qualified for the first debate.
Format: The candidates will spend a half-hour each (two 15-minute segments) on three broad topics, selected by Holt: America’s direction, achieving prosperity, securing America. In each segment, the moderator will pose a question and candidates will have two minutes each to respond. The rest of the time will be used for candidates to respond to each other and for follow-up questions from the moderator.
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