Summary
| Debate | Date | Location |
| 1st Presidential Debate | Friday, September 26 | University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS |
| VP Debate: | Thursday, October 2 | Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 2nd Presidential Debate: | Tuesday, October 7 | Belmont University Nashville, TN |
| 3rd Presidential Debate: | Wednesday, October 15 | Hofstra University Hempstead, NY |
- All debates are scheduled to begin at 9:00PM Eastern Standard Time.
- All debates are scheduled to run 90 minutes.
- Moderators are to be chosen summer 2008.
- Backup venues: Centre College in Danville, KY and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
First Presidential Debate
- Focus: Domestic Policy
- Arrangement: Candidates and moderator seated at table
- Format
- 8 ten-minute issue segments
- Moderator introduces issue, then...
- Each candidate comments, then...
- Moderator facilitates further debate for time balance.
- Direct exchange between candidates allowed
- Time reserved for closing statements
Vice Presidential Debate
- Focus: Foreign and Domestic Policy
- Arrangement: Candidates and moderator seated at table
- Format
- 8 ten-minute issue segments
- Moderator introduces issue, then...
- Each candidate comments, then...
- Moderator facilitates further debate for time balance.
- Direct exchange between candidates allowed
- Time reserved for closing statements
Second Presidential Debate
- Focus: General
- Arrangement: Town meeting
- Format
- Citizens onstage to ask questions
- Internet submitted questions to be asked
- Time reserved for closing statements
Third Presidential Debate
- Focus: Foreign Policy
- Arrangement: Candidates and moderator seated at table
- Format
- 8 ten-minute issue segments
- Moderator introduces issue, then...
- Each candidate comments, then...
- Moderator facilitates further debate for time balance.
- Direct exchange between candidates allowed
- Time reserved for closing statements
