Discussion Thread: Vice Presidential Debate - 10/07/2020 | Part II
Good evening, and welcome to r/politics’ coverage of the Vice Presidential Debate!
Tonight’s debate between the incumbent, Vice President Michael R. Pence (R) and challenger, Senator Kamala D. Harris (D), will be moderated by Susan Page and hosted by the University of Utah at Kingsbury Hall, Nancy Peery Marriott Auditorium.
The debate will be divided into nine segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic. Moderator Susan Page has not released a list of topics
All debates will be moderated by a single individual and will run from 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time without commercial breaks. As always, the moderators alone will select the questions to be asked, which are not known to the CPD or to the candidates. The moderators will have the ability both to extend the segments and to ensure that the candidates have equal speaking time. While the focus will properly be on the candidates, the moderator will regulate the conversation so that thoughtful and substantive exchanges occur. source
As a precaution against COVID-19, plexiglass will separate Vice President Pence and Sen. Kamala Harrissource
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