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Key: P Participant N Non-invitee |
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Republican |
Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee |
Governor George W. Bush of Texas |
1 |
Tuesday, October 3, 2000 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT[1] |
University of Massachusetts |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Jim Lehrer |
P |
P |
2 |
Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT[1] |
Wake Forest University |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
P |
P |
3 |
Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT[1] |
Washington University in St. Louis |
St. Louis, Missouri |
P |
P |
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No. | Date & time | Host | Location | Moderator | Participants |
Key: P Participant N Non-invitee |
Democratic |
Republican |
Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut |
Secretary Dick Cheney of Wyoming |
VP |
Thursday, October 5, 2000 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT[1] |
Centre College |
Danville, Kentucky |
Bernard Shaw |
P |
P |
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In 2000, the following eight candidates achieved ballot access in enough states to mathematically win the election via the Electoral College:
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Responding to criticism received from the exclusion of Ross Perot in the 1996 campaign, the Commission on Presidential Debates adjusted the criteria used to invite candidates, announcing on January 6, 2000 that third-party candidates would have to reach 15 percent in pre-debate polls to receive an invitation.
Only Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore met the CPD selection criteria for any of the presidential debates. As a result, only Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman met the criteria for the vice presidential debate.[2][3][4]
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Dick Cheney, Republican candidate for vice president debated Senator Joe Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for vice president. The debate was held at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The candidates discussed issues such as Medicare, Social Security, economic issues, the surplus, the future of the U.S. military and its decline of morale, and drugs in school and education reform.
Reflecting on the debate in 2016, Lieberman called it one of his proudest moments of the campaign, citing the debate's civil tone.[5]
The debate was held in the Norton Center for the Arts on the campus of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Bernard Shaw of CNN posed the questions for each candidate. An estimated 28.5 million viewers tuned into the debate.
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The debate was held at the Field House on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Jim Lehrer moderated the town hall-style debate, featuring questions asked by members of the audience. An estimated 37.7 million viewers tuned into the debate.
- September 28, 2000 - The Independence Party of Minnesota sponsored a third-party presidential debate moderated by Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. In attendance for this debate were Libertarian candidate Harry Browne, Constitution Party candidate Howard Phillips, and Natural Law Party candidate John Hagelin. Both Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan declined invitations to attend.
- October 20, 2000 - Judicial Watch sponsored a third-party presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, moderated by radio broadcaster Jim Bohannon. Once again, Browne, Phillips, and Hagelin participated while Nader and Buchanan declined invitations.
- November 3, 2000 - American University's Department of History and Commission on Fair Elections sponsored a third-party vice presidential debate at the National Press Club. Participating were vice presidential candidates Art Olivier of the Libertarian Party, Dr. J. Curtis Frazier of the Constitution Party, and Nat Goldhaber representing the Natural Law Party. Winona LaDuke and Ezola Foster of the Green and Reform Parties declined invitations.[6]
"Debates". www.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-26.