| − | '''Presidential Debates''' are hearings where two Presidential opponents appear together and are asked questions about their political views. The first official Presidential Debate was between [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Richard Nixon]] in 1960. The most recent Presidential Debate was between Senator [[John McCain]] and Senator [[Barrack Obama]] on October 15, 2008. The only gap is from 1964 to 1972 because both [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and [[Richard Nixon]] did not accept debates during that time. | + | '''Presidential Debates''' are hearings where two Presidential opponents appear together and are asked questions about their political views. The first official Presidential Debate was between [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Richard Nixon]] in 1960. The most recent Presidential Debate was between Senator [[John McCain]] and Senator [[Barack Obama]] on October 15, 2008. The only gap is from 1964 to 1972 because both [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and [[Richard Nixon]] did not accept debates during that time. |
| | ==[[United States presidential election, 1960|1960 election]]== | | ==[[United States presidential election, 1960|1960 election]]== |
| − | Senator [[Barrack Obama]], the [[Democrat]] nominee ran against [[John McCain]], the [[Republican]] nominee. The two met for three presidential debates. There was also a Vice-Presidential debate between Democratic Senator [[Joe Biden]] and Governor [[Sarah Palin]]. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama appeared on stage together in Oxford, Mississippi on September 26th and again on October 7th in Nashville, Tennessee with the third debate later in October. Their respective running mates, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, debated in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] on October 2nd. Their were no knockout blows in any of the debates and the polling numbers changed very little. The Obama/Biden ticket defeated the McCain/Palin ticket on election day. | + | Senator [[Barack Obama]], the [[Democrat]] nominee ran against [[John McCain]], the [[Republican]] nominee. The two met for three presidential debates. There was also a Vice-Presidential debate between Democratic Senator [[Joe Biden]] and Governor [[Sarah Palin]]. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama appeared on stage together in Oxford, Mississippi on September 26th and again on October 7th in Nashville, Tennessee with the third debate later in October. Their respective running mates, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, debated in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] on October 2nd. Their were no knockout blows in any of the debates and the polling numbers changed very little. The Obama/Biden ticket defeated the McCain/Palin ticket on election day. |