Obama And McCain Decide On Schedule For Fall Debate
Barack Obama and John McCain will be holding three presidential debates and at least one vice presidential debate in the fall. This week they decided on the outlined formats, locations, and the dates that they would meet on.
The first debate will be September 26th at the University of Mississippi and will be on the foreign policy and national security. Both parties will answer questions given to them by Jim Lehrer - the moderator. On Oct. 7, the two will meet again for a town-hall style debate at Belmont University. Moderator Tom Brokaw will call on audience members and pose questions submitted through the Internet.
The third presidential debate, on domestic and economic policy, is slated for Oct. 15 at Hofstra University. McCain and Obama will sit at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer. Vice presidential contenders are to meet Oct. 2 at Washington University in St. Louis.