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[08/16/24 - 06:15 AM]
ABC News Announces 2024 Presidential Debate Will Take Place in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center
"World News Tonight" anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live "Prime" anchor Linsey Davis will serve as moderators.

[via press release from ABC]

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES 2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON ABC, ABC NEWS LIVE, DISNEY+ AND HULU WILL TAKE PLACE IN PHILADELPHIA AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER

'The ABC News Presidential Debate | Race for the White House' Moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis, Will Air and Stream on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 9:00 p.m. EDT

'The Race for the White House' Pre-Debate Special, Anchored by Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Rachel Scott, Will Premiere at 8:00 p.m. EDT

ABC News announced today the 2024 presidential debate will take place in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center (525 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19106) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 9:00 p.m. EDT. "The ABC News Presidential Debate | Race for the White House" is being produced in conjunction with the ABC Owned Television Station WPVI-TV/6ABC and will air on ABC and stream on 24/7 streaming network ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. "World News Tonight" anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live "Prime" anchor Linsey Davis will serve as moderators. The primetime pre-debate special, "Race for the White House," will be anchored by chief global affairs correspondent and "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce and senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott and will premiere at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

ABC News will soon announce debate simulcast and usage guidelines, as well as information on media credential applications, security and accessibility.

As previously announced, ABC News candidate qualification requirements for the 2024 presidential debate planned include the following:

All participants must meet the requirements outlined in Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution to serve as president and must have filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. All participants must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots, as certified by the Secretary of State or the relevant election authority in each state, to attain a majority (270) of electoral votes in the presidential election by Sept. 3, 2024. All participants must agree to accept the rules and format of the debate, as formulated by ABC News.

All participants must reach at least 15% support in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet ABC News standards and the following additional requirements:

Polls must be conducted using probability sampling by one of the following entities or pairs of entities: ABC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

The four qualifying polls must be conducted by different organizations.

Polls must be fielded and released between Aug. 1, 2024, and Sept. 3, 2024. Only polls released publicly and fielded entirely inside the window will qualify.

In the event that a poll provides results for both registered and likely voters, the likely voter result will be considered to be the qualifying result.

The determination on whether a candidate meets all the above requirements and is, therefore, eligible to participate in the debate will be made promptly after Sept. 3, 2024.

Marc Burstein is the senior executive producer, and Molly Shaker is executive producer of ABC News Special Events. Seni Tienabeso is executive director of ABC News Live. Simone Swink is the executive producer of the pre-debate special.

About ABC News

ABC News is America's No. 1 news source, providing straightforward, fact-driven journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital and audio. ABC's award-winning programs include "Good Morning America," "World News Tonight with David Muir," "Nightline," "20/20," "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," "GMA3: What You Need to Know" and "The View." Other platforms include ABC News Live, ABC News Studios, ABC News Digital, ABC Audio, 538 and NewsOne. Based in New York City, ABC News is comprised of three U.S. bureaus and eight international bureaus, with a presence in more than 20 countries around the world.

About the National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. A private, nonprofit organization located in historic Philadelphia just steps from where the Constitution was drafted and signed, the Center serves as America's leading platform for nonpartisan constitutional education and debate.





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