The long-awaited day has arrived presidential debate between Kamala HarrisDemocratic Party candidate, and former president Donald Trumpa Republican Party candidate. It is the first time that both they confront each other verbally directly on the road to the general elections in November. The event is at the National Constitution Center, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It is no coincidence that the place chosen for this debate is Pennsylvania.as it is considered the most important of the swing states, those that could tip the balance towards both the Democrats and the Republicans on November 5.
The presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be held at the National Constitution CenterGoogle Maps Photos
The fight It is broadcast live from 9pmEastern Standard Time (EDT), by ABC News. It is also available for viewing and streaming through platforms such as ABC News Live, Disney+ y HuluThis allows a wide audience, both in the US and abroad, to have access to the event.
Also, before the debate, A special titled “Race for the White House” will air, beginning at 8 p.m. (EDT) and is hosted by journalists such as Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Rachel Scott. It offers a prior analysis about what is expected from the debate and the most relevant topics that could be discussed.
This time, the presidential debate in the United States will be held without an audience.SPENCER PLATT – GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
The debate moderators are David Muirpresenter and editor-in-chief of World News Tonight, y Linsey Davispresenter of Prime of ABC News LiveThey are in charge of ensuring that times are respected, according to the official statement from the news chain, the contest lasts 90 minutes and will be divided into segments in which different topics of national interest will be discussed.
Each candidate has two minutes to respond. to the questions posed, followed by Two minutes for rebuttals and one additional minute for clarifications or additional responses.
Only moderators will be able to ask questions, and no topics or questions will be shared in advance with any party.
There has been a heated debate in recent weeks about whether or not to mute a candidate’s microphone when he or she is not speaking, as happened between Joe Biden and Donald Trump at the end of June. Each side accused the other of being cowardly.
Harris’ team wanted to keep the microphones openhoping that her rival would interrupt her often. If this were the case, it would give an unpresidential image. But Trump’s team refused categorically and accused the Democrats of wanting to change the agreed rules.
ABC He decided that the microphones would be turned on when it was each candidate’s turn to speak.
Las debate rules have been agreed upon by both campaigns and establish that There will be no opening statements, but there will be closing statementswhich will last two minutes for each candidate. The order in which they will speak was decided by a virtual coin toss, in which Donald Trump won the right to vote and chose to be the last to speak.
Candidates must stand behind lecterns and The use of pre-written notes and props is not permitted.. They are only provided with a pen, a notepad and a bottle of water. Another important rule is that There can be no public present in the roomwhich seeks to reduce distractions and ensure that the focus remains on politicians and their proposals.
Donald Trump won the right to vote, choosing to be the last to speak during the September 10 debateSPENCER PLATT – GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
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This will be Kamala Harris’ first presidential debateKamala Harris Facebook PhotoTHE NATION
