Can you believe a week has already gone by since that infamous first Presidential debate? Tonight, in what the country hopes will be a more decorum-filled display of political prowess, Vice Presidential picks Michael Pence and Kamala Harris will face off in Salt Late City for their first and only debate. Given that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 after last week's affair, you can expect tonight's shenanigans to look different in terms of sanitary precautions put into place.
Here, we break it all down for you, wishing for tonight's battle to be a peaceful and educative one.
When is the debate? Tonight at 9pm EST.
Where can I watch it? All major broadcast and cable news networks will air the happening, including Fox News, CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, C-SPAN and PBS. If you don't have access to any of those, worry not: you can stream the event online and on the various networks' social media feeds. If radio is more your thing, tune into Fox News Radio, ABC News Radio, C-SPAN or SiriusXM.
How long will the debate be? 90 minutes without commercials.
Where are the candidates actually going to be? At the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Who is moderating the affair? Susan Page, Washington bureau chief at USA Today.
What are they going to talk about? We're not entirely sure, although we imagine COVID-19, health care and immigration policy to take center stage. Moderators are given complete discretion when coming up with the questions presented to the candidates and, unlike Chris Wallace, who hosted last week's affair, Page has decided not to disclose anything ahead of the debate.
Is there a particular structure to the night? Yes. There will be nine 10-minute segments.
Anything else I should know? Yes. Given COVID-19-related concerns, the candidates and the moderator will stand about 12 feet apart from each other. The Biden-Harris campaign also petitioned the Commission on Presidential Debates to have Harris be surrounded by a plexiglass barrier. The Trump-Pence team initially asked to participate without a barrier but given the number of positive COVID-19 cases within the White Out throughout the past few days, the campaign rescinded its request. Vice President Pence will therefore also be surrounded by a plexiglass barrier.
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