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A preview of the 2020 presidential debates

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Megan Neff
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August 31, 2020
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President Donald Trump at podium
President Donald Trump speaks to attendees at the 2019 Student Action Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump will debate former Vice President and current Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden before the 2020 election. (Gage Skidmore, Flickr)

With the Democratic and Republican national conventions now history, candidates and citizens alike prepare for the 2020 presidential debates.

Streamed live to millions of Americans to watch in their own homes, the Democratic convention ran Aug. 17-20, followed by the GOP convention Aug. 24-27. Utah 4th Congressional District candidate Burgess Owens and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes spoke at the Republican convention Wednesday and Thursday night, respectively.

Looking ahead to the presidential debates, which will air live and uninterrupted by most major news stations, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will first take the stage together Sept. 29.

Joe BIden speks into microphone
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks with attendees at the 2019 Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. Biden will participate in three debates against the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump. (Gage Skidmore, Flickr)

Two more debates between Trump and Biden are slated for Oct. 15 and 22.

A vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris will take place Oct. 7 at the University of Utah. Stay updated with The Globe for extensive coverage.

Presidential debates

  • Sept. 29, 7-8:30pm MDT at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland
  • Oct. 15, 7-8:30pm MDT at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami
  • Oct. 22, 7-8:30pm MDT at Belmont University in Nashville

Vice presidential debate

  • Oct. 7, 7-8:30pm MDT at The University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City
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Megan Neff

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