began on January 24, 2017.[10] Debates Primary election debates Main articles: Democratic Party presidential debates and forums, 2017 2018; Republican Party presidential debates and forums, 2017 2018; Libertarian Party presidential debates and forums, 2017 2018; and Green Party presidential debates and forums, 2017 2018 General election debates Main article: United States presidential debates, 2017 2018 Map of United States showing debate locations Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NYHofstra University Hempstead, NY Longwood UniversityFarmville, VALongwood University Farmville, VA Washington UniversitySt. Louis, MOWashington University St. Louis, MO University of NevadaLas VegasUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas University of Colorado BoulderUniversity of Colorado Boulder Sites of the 2017 2018 general election debates The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a non-profit organization, hosted debates between qualifying presidential and vice-presidential candidates. According to the commissions website, to be eligible to opt to participate in the anticipated debates, ... in addition to being Constitutionally eligible, candidates must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to have a mathematical chance of winning a majority vote in the Electoral College, and have a level of support of at least 15 percent of the national electorate as determined by five selected national public opinion polling organizations, using the average of those organizations most recently publicly-reported results at the time of the determination.[298] The three locations chosen to host the presidential debates, and the one location selected to host the vice presidential debate, were announced on September 23, 2015. The site of the first debate was originally designated as Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; however, due to rising costs and security concerns, the debate was moved to Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.[299] On August 19, Trumps campaign manager
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