Cleveland Clinic To Host Debate

The site was selected by the commission on presidential debates after the original host the university of notre dame withdrew because of the complexities covid 19 created for its fall semester.

Cleveland clinic to host debate. The health education campus of case western reserve university and cleveland clinic will host the first presidential debate tuesday september 29 in its sheila and eric samson pavilion. 29 in its sheila and eric samson pavilion. The health education campus of case western reserve university and cleveland clinic will host the first presidential debate tuesday sept. The serendipitous turn for cleveland s prospects as a debate host really started in late june when the commission announced that the cleveland clinic would be the health security adviser for all.

Heavy steel barricades are up the national guard is in position and the area around the cleveland clinic and case western reserve university will remain on lockdown into thursday long after the candidates are gone. We are honored to host this presidential debate at our shared health education campus cleveland clinic ceo and president tom mihaljevic m d and case western reserve university president. The need for a new september 29 debate location arose after original host university of notre dame withdrew because of the complexities covid 19 created for its fall semester. Cleveland clinic is working with healthcare professionals in the debate host cities to ensure a consistent approach to health and safety.

The plan cleveland clinic develops for the cleveland debate will guide subsequent 2020 debates. That s why the failure of the cleveland clinic and case western reserve university to fully involve city officials and cleveland police before agreeing to host the first presidential debate. About the hosts with their main campuses less than 1 mile apart case western reserve university and cleveland. Cleveland ohio newsnation now in cleveland all is ready for the first debate of the presidential campaign and that includes extremely tight security.

Specific debate plans may. Cleveland clinic and case western reserve university will host the first presidential debate in the 2020 election series on september 29 2020.