2000 United States presidential debates

Part of the 2000 U.S. presidential election January 2025 2000 United States presidential debates United States presidential no 1996 United States presidential debates 1996 2004 United States presidential debates 2004 October 3, 2000October 11, 2000October 17, 2000 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Al Gore Tennessee Democratic Party (United States) Official Portrait- President George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Republican - DPLA - 7482eac0e113bf03014d1686a3733f97.jpeg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas yes 2000 United States vice presidential debate presidential no October 5, 2000 Joe Lieberman official portrait 2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Joe Lieberman Democratic Party (United States) Connecticut Dick Cheney (cropped).jpg Dick Cheney Republican Party (United States) Wyoming The 2000 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2000 presidential election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized four debates among the major party candidates, sponsored three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Only Democratic nominee Al Gore and Republican nominee George W. Bush met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate took place between their respective vice presidential running mates, Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney. Debate schedule  No. Number Date & time Host Location Moderator ParticipantsKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant    black #ff9090  N  Non-invitee    #FFF Democratic#FFF RepublicanVice PresidentAl Goreof TennesseeGovernorGeorge W. Bushof Texas 1  Tuesday, October 3, 20009:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDTCPD: 2000 Debates https://www.debates.org/debate-history/2000-debates/ 2020-10-05 www.debates.org University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Jim Lehrer of PBSPP 2  Wednesday, October 11, 20009:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North CarolinaPP 3  Tuesday, October 17, 20009:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MissouriPP 2000 United States vice presidential debate No. Number Date & time Host Location Moderator ParticipantsKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant    black #ff9090  N  Non-invitee   #FFF Democratic#FFF RepublicanSenatorJoe Liebermanof ConnecticutSecretary Dick Cheneyof Wyoming VP  Thursday, October 5, 20009:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT Centre College Danville, Kentucky Bernard Shaw of CNN P P Participant selection In 2000, the following eight candidates achieved ballot access in enough states to mathematically win the election via the Electoral College: Presidential candidate Party Ballot accessGeorge W. BushRepublican 50+DCAl GoreDemocratic 50+DCHarry BrowneLibertarian 49+DCPat BuchananReform 49Ralph NaderGreen 43+DCHoward PhillipsConstitution 41John HagelinNatural Law 38 Responding to criticism received from the exclusion of Ross Perot in the 1996 campaign, the Commission on Presidential Debates adjusted the criteria used to invite candidates, announcing on January 6, 2000 that third-party candidates would have to reach 15 percent in pre-debate polls to receive an invitation. Only Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore met the CPD selection criteria for any of the presidential debates. As a result, only Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman met the criteria for the vice presidential debate.http://opendebates.org/theissue/2000.html What Happened in 2000? opendebates.org 2014-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824004043/http://www.opendebates.org/theissue/2000.html 2015-08-24 usurped http://reclaimdemocracy.org/political_reform_appleseed_taskforce_report/ The Appleseed Citizens' Task Force On Presidential Debates: A Blueprint for Fair and Open Presidential Debates reclaimdemocracy.org 17 December 2000 2014-10-26http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=2000-debates 2000 Debates debates.org 2014-10-26 Bush initially refused to participate in all three CPD debates, instead proposing that he and Gore meet for just one CPD-sponsored debate, and another two debates of one hour each, hosted on Meet the Press and Larry King Live. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html The first Trump-Biden debate could come as early as June Swan Jonathan Jonathan Swan Haberman Maggie Maggie Haberman May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024 The New York Times limited For Bush, Debate Centers on Debates September 7, 2000 The Washington Post Allen Mike Michael Allen (journalist) A41 However, the Bush campaign eventually assented to the three Commission-scheduled debates. Gore, Bush Agree to 3 Debates in Prime Time September 15, 2000 The Washington Post Balz Dan Dan Balz A1 October 3: First presidential debate (University of Massachusetts Boston) First presidential debate 150 90 minutes 2000 10 03 University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, Massachusetts Al GoreGeorge W. Bush Jim Lehrer of PBS The first presidential debate between Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush took place on Tuesday, October 3, 2000, in the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. The debate was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS' The NewsHour, who posed the questions for each candidate. In the debate, Bush used the term "fuzzy math" for the first time. Transcript Debate transcript from the Commission on Presidential Debates website. Viewership An estimated 46.6 million viewers tuned into the debates. October 5: Vice presidential debate (Centre College) Vice presidential debate 150 90 minutes 2000 10 05 Centre College Danville, Kentucky Joe LiebermanDick Cheney Bernard Shaw of CNN The only vice presidential debate between Senator Joe Lieberman and former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, took place on Thursday, October 5, 2000, in the Norton Center for the Arts on the campus of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The debate was moderated by Bernard Shaw of CNN, who posed the questions for each candidate. The candidates discussed issues such as Medicare, Social Security, economic issues, the surplus, the future of the U.S. military and its decline of morale, and drugs in school and education reform. Reflecting on the debate in 2016, Lieberman called it one of his proudest moments of the campaign, citing the debate's civil tone.Lieberman Joe Joe Lieberman July 20, 2016 Here's what to do if you've just been nominated for vice president https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/20/joe-lieberman-heres-what-to-do-if-youve-just-been-nominated-as-vice-president/ The Washington Post July 21, 2016 Transcript Debate transcript from the Commission on Presidential Debates website. Viewership An estimated 28.5 million viewers tuned into the debate. October 11: Second presidential debate (Wake Forest University) Second presidential debate 150 90 minutes 2000 10 11 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Al GoreGeorge W. Bush Jim Lehrer of PBS The second presidential debate between Vice President Al Gore, took place on Wednesday, October 11, 2000, in the Wait Chapel on the campus of the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The debate was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS' The NewsHour, who posed the questions for each candidate. Transcript Debate transcript from the Commission on Presidential Debates website. Viewership An estimated 37.5 million viewers tuned into the debate. October 17: Third presidential debate (Washington University in St. Louis) Third presidential debate 150 90 minutes 2000 10 17 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Al GoreGeorge W. Bush Jim Lehrer of PBS The third and final presidential debate between Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush, took place on Tuesday, October 17, 2000, at the Field House on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The town hall style debate Jim Lehrer of PBS with featuring questions asked by members of the audience. Transcript Debate transcript from the Commission on Presidential Debates website. Viewership An estimated 37.7 million viewers tuned into the debate. Third-party debates right center HarryBrowneLPCon1998.jpg 90 Harry BrowneTennessee Howard_Phillips.jpg 187 Howard PhillipsVirginia John_S._Hagelin.jpg 95 John HagelinIowa September 28, 2000 – The Independence Party of Minnesota sponsored a third-party presidential debate moderated by Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. In attendance for this debate were Libertarian candidate Harry Browne, Constitution Party candidate Howard Phillips, and Natural Law Party candidate John Hagelin. Both Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan declined invitations to attend. October 20, 2000 – Judicial Watch sponsored a third-party presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, moderated by radio broadcaster Jim Bohannon. Once again, Browne, Phillips, and Hagelin participated while Nader and Buchanan declined invitations. November 3, 2000 – American University's Department of History and Commission on Fair Elections sponsored a third-party vice presidential debate at the National Press Club. Participating were vice presidential candidates Art Olivier of the Libertarian Party, Dr. J. Curtis Frazier of the Constitution Party, and Nat Goldhaber representing the Natural Law Party. Winona LaDuke and Ezola Foster of the Green and Reform Parties declined invitations.http://www.gwu.edu/~action/chrndebs.html Debates www.gwu.edu 2014-10-26 See also Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign 2000 United States presidential election References External links Commission on Presidential Debates Democracy in Action Open Debates 2000 Category:2000 in American television Debates