2020 United States presidential debates

The 2020 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2020 presidential election.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized three debates among the major party candidates, and sponsored two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Only Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate took place between their respective vice presidential running mates, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.

There were three initially planned scheduled presidential debates. The first presidential debate took place on September 29, 2020. The next presidential debate was scheduled to take place on October 15 but was later canceled due to Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and refusal to appear remotely rather than in person.^[2] As a result, 2020 had the fewest debates since 1996.^[3] The final presidential debate took place on October 22, 2020. Additionally, a vice presidential debate took place on October 7, 2020.^[4]

^ Choi, Matthew (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
^ "What will happen to the debates? Trump's diagnosis throws schedule into limbo". KTVI. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ Johnson, Ted (October 9, 2020). "Commission Officially Cancels Oct. 15 Presidential Debate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^ Siders, David (October 7, 2020). "Covid and Court take center stage at a more normal debate". Politico. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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[1] Choi, Matthew (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

[3] "What will happen to the debates? Trump's diagnosis throws schedule into limbo". KTVI. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[4] Johnson, Ted (October 9, 2020). "Commission Officially Cancels Oct. 15 Presidential Debate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[5] Siders, David (October 7, 2020). "Covid and Court take center stage at a more normal debate". Politico. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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