[Vision2020] Dates to Mark Down

[Donovan Arnold]

Paul,
 
The Media would love a third party candidate because people would watch the debates. However, neither candidate would agree to a third party candidate included because it lowers their status, increases voter turnout and audience, and they lose votes. Agreeing to third party candidate splits off votes from one party or the other, like Perot, Nader, and those that remember, Anderson in 1980. 
 
 
Donovan J. Arnold

From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
To: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Dates to Mark Down

Does anyone know if any 3rd party candidates were even asked to attend the "2012 Presidential Debates"?The media is just as complicit in our defacto two-party political system as the politicians are.Just as a general rule, treat all facets of the "Main Stream Media" like the Russians used to do with Pravda.  Yes, it's all propaganda, but by reading it (or watching it) at least you know what message they are trying to ram down your throats, which should lead you to wonder why.  Look elsewhere to get a more balanced view of things. </preaching>Paul 


From: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:00 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Dates to Mark Down

Courtesy of 2012 Election Central at:
http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/ 

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2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
The dates and venues have been announced for the 2012 Presidential debates between President Obama and Mitt Romney. The date for the Vice Presidential debate has also been announced.
Tickets – Tickets for each debate are controlled by the Commission on Presidential Debates and are extremely limited since the debates are primarily produced for television. The majority of tickets are distributed to host university students and faculty through a lottery system. Please click the "Tickets" link next to the college name listed below for further information.
TV Channels – Each debate will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC among others.
Live Stream – Each debate will be streamed live online. Check back here for the live stream.
October 3, 2012
 Topic: Domestic policy 
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
Moderator: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS) 
The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate.
The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.
 
October 11, 2012
Vice Presidential
 Topic: Foreign and domestic policy 
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan
Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent) 
The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.
 
October 16, 2012
 Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent) 
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization. 
October 22, 2012
 Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS) 
The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.
 This leaves only one unanswered question . . .
Who will Saturday Night Live get to play Mitt Romney?
Seeya round town, Moscow. 
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
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