Independent/Third
Party Presidential
Debate
Colonial Room of the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC
Thursday, October 23, 2008
ThirdPartyTicket.com did initial work on a third-party debate, aiming for Oct. 16 in New York City. Free & Equal Elections and the Columbia Political Union advanced the work and announced a debate to be held at Columbia University on Oct. 19, but that fell through and led to the Oct. 23 event. (press releases)
Colonial Room of the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC
Thursday, October 23, 2008
 Free & Equal Elections |
Participants: All six
candidates who qualified for enough state ballot lines to be eligible
to win the presidency on November 4 have been invited. Moderator: Format: 90 minutes. -No opening statements -There will be six of the following question and answer series: The moderator will pose a question. Each candidate will be permitted 90 seconds to respond. The candidates' preliminary answers will be followed by a 5-minute "discussion" period, during which the moderator will be permitted unlimited follow-up questions and the candidates would be encouraged to engage one another in actual debate. This will last about 60 minutes. -After the above six question-and-answer series, each candidate will be permitted to ask a single question of one or more of the other candidates, with each candidate permitted 90 seconds to respond. This will last about 10 minutes. -After this, submitted questions from the audience will be selected and presented by the moderator. This will last for about 10 minutes. -Each candidate will be permitted a 2-minute closing statement. Audience: 150 Tickets are available to the general public. Tickets ($50) can be purchased through Pay Pal(R) at www.Freeandequal.org. Sponsor: Free & Equal Elections. Founder and President is Christina Tobin, who served as Ralph Nader's National Ballot Access Coordinator in 2008. |
ThirdPartyTicket.com did initial work on a third-party debate, aiming for Oct. 16 in New York City. Free & Equal Elections and the Columbia Political Union advanced the work and announced a debate to be held at Columbia University on Oct. 19, but that fell through and led to the Oct. 23 event. (press releases)