Commission on Presidential Debates
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The Commission on Presidential Debates is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that sponsors and organizes general-election presidential and vice-presidential debates in the United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
debate organizing body
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nonprofit organization → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| basedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| chairperson |
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.
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Michael D. McCurry → |
| coChair |
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.
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Michael D. McCurry → |
| country |
United States
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| criticizedFor |
exclusion of third-party and independent candidates from debates
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perceived bipartisan control by Democratic and Republican parties → |
| fieldOfWork |
electoral politics
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political debates → |
| foundedAs |
bipartisan commission to oversee general-election debates
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| foundedBy |
Democratic Party leaders
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Republican Party leaders → |
| hasMainTask |
providing information to voters through nationally televised debates
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| hasOrganized |
United States presidential election debates since 1988
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United States vice-presidential election debates since 1988 → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1987
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalForm |
nonprofit organization
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| nonprofitStatus |
501(c)(3) organization
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| notableEvent |
organized the 1988 United States presidential debates
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organized the 1992 United States presidential debates → organized the 1996 United States presidential debates → organized the 2000 United States presidential debates → organized the 2004 United States presidential debates → organized the 2008 United States presidential debates → organized the 2012 United States presidential debates → organized the 2016 United States presidential debates → organized the 2020 United States presidential debates → |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
United States federal elections
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| organizes |
formats, locations, and rules of general-election debates
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| politicalAlignment |
nonpartisan
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| purpose |
organizing general-election presidential debates in the United States
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organizing general-election vice-presidential debates in the United States → sponsoring general-election presidential debates in the United States → sponsoring general-election vice-presidential debates in the United States → |
| replaced |
League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates
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| selectionCriteria |
requires candidates to be constitutionally eligible for the presidency
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requires candidates to be on enough state ballots to have a mathematical chance of winning the Electoral College → requires candidates to have a certain level of support in national public opinion polls → |
| shortName |
CPD
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| sponsors |
general-election presidential debates
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general-election vice-presidential debates → |
| website |
https://www.debates.org
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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2008 United States presidential election
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debateOrganizer |
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2024 United States presidential election
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debatesOrganizedBy |