Forward by JRV: Rules for tonight. This year, moderators will mute candidates’ microphones to allow uninterrupted answers. The first debate will air at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday (0100 GMT on Friday) on CNN and be broadcast from an Atlanta studio without a live audience. Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate CNN’s debate. ABC’s will be moderated by anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis. It can also be viewed on CNN affiliates without a cable login on CNN.com and is available for simulcast on other US channels. DuringThursday’s 90-minute debate, candidates will appear at a uniform podium, be given a pen, paper and bottle of water and cannot use props or notes, CNN said. Campaign staff may not interact with candidates during the two commercial breaks, and there will be no studio audience. “Microphones will be muted throughout the debate except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak,” and moderators “will use all tools at their disposal to enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion,” CNN said. Biden will be on the podium on the right side of viewers’ screens, and Trump will get the last word after a coin toss.
Fight pits ‘MAGA’ plans for nation against Dems’ abortion, transgenderism, global warming agendas
By WND Staff
WND will be livestreaming the CNN Presidential Debate Simulcast Thursday, starting with a pre-debate introduction at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, followed by the debate at 9 p.m.
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Headlines this week are focused on the first debate between presidential candidates Republican Donald Trump, whose first four years in office from 2017-2021 saw huge economic growth in the nation, a surge in international influence and stability, energy independence and more, and Democrat Joe Biden, whose current term has focused on abortion, transgenderism and global warming claims.
Ordinarily, debates between the Republican and Democratic Party candidates, and sometimes third parties, are held shortly before the election.
However, Biden’s team, after waffling for months on the idea of debates, just recently conceded they are needed for the race, and suddenly demanded immediate action, prompting speculation that the party made the demand in order to have time to remove Biden and replace him with someone else, should he flub the event.