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The United States presidential election debates were held during the 1996 presidential election. Two debates were held between Republican candidate, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and Democratic incumbent President Bill Clinton, the major candidates. One debate was held with their vice presidential running mates, Jack Kemp and Al Gore. All three debates were sponsored by the non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which has organized presidential debates since its establishment in 1987.
The vice presidential debate was held on October 9 at the Mahaffey Theater. The presidential debates were held on October 6 at The Bushnell and October 16 at University of San Diego, ahead of the November 7 Election Day. Jim Lehrer moderated each of the presidential debates. In each of the first two debates, the candidates received questions in turn with two minutes to answer and a 60-second rebuttal. The third and final debate featured a town hall meeting format.
1996 United States presidential election debates | ||||||||||||||||
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No. | Date & time | Host | Location | Moderator | Participants | |||||||||||
Key: P Participant N Non-invitee | Democratic | Republican | ||||||||||||||
President Bill Clinton of Arkansas | Senator Bob Dole of Kansas | |||||||||||||||
1 | Sunday, October 6, 1996 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT [1] | The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, Connecticut | Jim Lehrer | P | P | ||||||||||
2 | Wednesday, October 16, 1996 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT [1] | University of San Diego | San Diego, California | P | P | |||||||||||
1996 United States vice presidential debate | ||||||||||||||||
No. | Date & time | Host | Location | Moderator | Participants | |||||||||||
Key: P Participant N Non-invitee | Democratic | Republican | ||||||||||||||
Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee | Secretary Jack Kemp of California | |||||||||||||||
VP | Wednesday, October 9, 1996 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT [1] | Mahaffey Theater | St. Petersburg, Florida | Jim Lehrer | P | P |
In 1996, the following six candidates achieved ballot access in enough states to mathematically win the election via the Electoral College:
Presidential candidate | Party | Ballot access |
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Bob Dole | Republican | 50+DC |
Bill Clinton | Democratic | 50+DC |
Ross Perot | Reform | 50+DC |
Harry Browne | Libertarian | 50+DC |
John Hagelin | Natural Law | 43 |
Howard Phillips | Constitution | 41 |
Unlike in 1992, Ross Perot was excluded from the debates in the 1996 campaign. Paul Kirk, co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates stated that "Our decision was made on the basis that only President Clinton and Senator Dole have a realistic chance, as set forth in our criteria, to be elected the next president of the United States." [2]
Only Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton met the CPD selection criteria for any of the presidential debates. As a result, only Jack Kemp and Al Gore met the criteria for the vice presidential debate.
1996 was originally to have three presidential debates, the first one on Wednesday, September 25 at Washington University in St. Louis; it was canceled by both campaigns. [3]
The Debate was held in the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut.
First presidential debate | |
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Date(s) | October 6, 1996 |
Venue | The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts |
Location | Hartford, Connecticut |
Participants | Bill Clinton Bob Dole |
Moderator(s) | Jim Lehrer of PBS |
Jim Lehrer of PBS' The NewsHour posed the questions for each candidate.
An estimated 46.1 million viewers tuned into the debates.
The Debate was held in the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Vice presidential debate | |
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Date(s) | October 9, 1996 |
Venue | Mahaffey Theater |
Location | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Participants | Al Gore Jack Kemp |
Moderator(s) | Jim Lehrer of PBS |
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Jim Lehrer of PBS' The NewsHour posed the questions for each candidate.
An estimated 26.6 million viewers tuned into the debate.
Second presidential debate | |
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Date(s) | October 16, 1996 |
Venue | University of San Diego |
Location | San Diego, California |
Participants | Bill Clinton Bob Dole |
Moderator(s) | Jim Lehrer of PBS |
The debate was held at the Shiley Theater on the campus of University of San Diego in San Diego, California.
Jim Lehrer of PBS' The NewsHour moderated the town hall style debate featuring the questions asked by members of the audience:
An estimated 36.3 million viewers tuned into the debate.
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