Belmont Presidential Debate 2008

Nashville tn wsmv belmont is moving full speed ahead preparing to host the third and final presidential debate.

Belmont presidential debate 2008. Belmont was one of 16 sites nationwide under consideration to host one of three presidential or one vice presidential debates. Debate coverage is set to be broadcast in 40 countries. The university hosted the 2008 debate between. Tennessee has been home to three former united states presidents andrew.

Joe birch reports from belmont university s campus ahead of the. There are glaring examples of how the debate belmont university is scheduled to host next week will be drastically different than the last time around. The debate between future president barack obama and u s. The united states presidential debates of 2008 were sponsored by the commission on presidential debates cpd a bipartisan organization that sponsored four debates that occurred at various locations around the united states in september and october 2008.

Barack obama and john mccain faced off in a townhall style debate moderated by nbc s tom brokaw. The commission on presidential debates cpd announced today that belmont university in nashville tenn will host the town hall presidential debate on october 7 2008. A president who had his own bout with a pandemic illness. In return for the months of work and millions invested belmont university and nashville will be catapulted into global media attention.

In october 2008 then sens. This isn t their first go at it. This collection features documents and multimedia created by belmont university students faculty and or staff in promotion of or in response to the town hall presidential debate hosted by belmont on october 7 2008. Belmont here in the heart of nashville hosted the 2008 town hall debate between then senators barack obama and john mccain.

There s the deeply fraught political climate in which the 2020 presidential race exists. Thursday will be the second time a presidential debate is held on the belmont campus. The question of whether speakers and audience members should wear masks. John mccain and barack obama faced off in a debate moderated by nbc s tom brokaw.

Three of the debates involved the presidential nominees and one involved the vice presidential nominees. It s not the first time belmont has hosted a presidential debate. John mccain served as a sort of coming out party for belmont.