ABC News announced today the 2024 presidential debate will take place in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center (525 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19106) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 9:00 p.m. EDT.
The ABC News Presidential Debate | Race for the White House is being produced in conjunction with the ABC-owned television station WPVI-TV/6ABC. It will air on ABC and stream on the 24/7 streaming network ABC News Live, Disney+, and Hulu.
World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis will serve as moderators.
The primetime pre-debate special Race for the White House will be anchored by Martha Raddatz, chief global affairs correspondent and This Week co-anchor; Jonathan Karl, chief Washington correspondent and This Week co-anchor; Mary Bruce, chief White House correspondent; and Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent. It will premiere at 8:00 p.m. EDT.
As previously announced, ABC News candidate qualification requirements for the 2024 presidential debate planned include the following:
All participants must meet the requirements outlined in Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution to serve as president and must have filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.
All participants must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots, as certified by the Secretary of State or the relevant election authority in each state, to attain a majority (270) of electoral votes in the presidential election by Sept. 3, 2024. All participants must agree to accept the rules and format of the debate, as formulated by ABC News.
All participants must reach at least 15% support in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet ABC News standards and the following additional requirements:
Polls must be conducted using probability sampling by one of the following entities or pairs of entities: ABC News, CNN, FOX News, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
The four qualifying polls must be conducted by different organizations.
Polls must be fielded and released between Aug. 1, 2024, and Sept. 3, 2024. Only polls released publicly and fielded entirely inside the window will qualify.
If a poll provides results for both registered and likely voters, the likely voter result will be considered to be the qualifying result.
The determination on whether a candidate meets all the above requirements and is, therefore, eligible to participate in the debate will be made promptly after Sept. 3, 2024.
Marc Burstein is the senior executive producer, and Molly Shaker is the executive producer of ABC News Special Events. Seni Tienabeso is the executive director of ABC News Live, and Simone Swink is the executive producer of the pre-debate special.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.