October 7, 2016 11:55 AM
2016 General Election Debates
Most commentators say that Hillary Clinton won the first debate. And by just about any standard she did. However, Donald Trump did speak to his followers who were watching.First Presidential Debate:
Monday, September 26, 2016
Hofstra University
Long Island, Hempstead, NY
84,000,000 viewers – a record – previous record 80,600,000 Carter/Reagan 1980 These numbers do not include people who watched live streaming of the event on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other sites. [WP]
Vice Presidential Debate:
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Moderator: Elaine Quijano – CBS
Second Presidential Debate:
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Moderator: Anderson Cooper – CNN & Martha Raddatz – ABC
Third Presidential Debate:
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Moderator: Chris Wallace – Fox News
The Washington Watch relies on the following sources of political data: Cook Political Report, Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, Ballotpedia, Real Clear Politics.com, The Green Papers.com, Huffpost – Pollster.com and Polling Report.com.
