“This is a reward for all those past great efforts”. “This recognition … is an indication that Wright State has national visibility”. “Even though the Commission made a decision to hold the debates elsewhere, the vision Mike created and the teamwork we built through this process will help all of us in the future”.
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“Where better to do that than a public university”, Hopkins said.
Brown said each site was reviewed on its own merits, but acknowledged “it’s always tempting to go to repeat sites because you know how capable they are”.
“I hope it makes students want to get involved in politics”.
UPDATE @ 1:21 p.m.
After being passed over for 2012, Washington University will once again be in the presidential spotlight as the host of yet another presidential debate – this time in 2016.
“And of course it is also fitting that the third-oldest public university in Virginia should host a debate in 2016-the “Mother of Presidents” is certain to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the coming election”.
Wright State President David Hopkins called the selection “very gratifying and humbling”. “This is a proud juncture for our great university”. “This is a huge win for all of us”.
More than a dozen schools asked to host a debate during the application process last April.
Two other debates will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri and Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
One vice presidential debate is scheduled for Longwood University in Farmville, Va. on October 4.
The 2016 USA presidential debates now have a schedule set and in place, and it all begins next week.
Belmont hosted the Presidential Town Hall Debate in 2008. Then-Sen. Barack Obama held a rally there in February 2008, and Sarah Palin was announced as Sen.
Birmingham was not selected as one of four cities that will host general election debates in 2016, according to an announcement Wednesday by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
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Presidential candidates will try their luck in Las Vegas next year as Sin City hosts the last of three debates ahead of the November election. “I think it’s a model of how we have to compete and succeed in West Virginia”.
