I wondered what would happen after the first round of debates. So, I had to do some research myself to figure out what exactly happens after these debates and what it means for the presidential race ahead. As I wrote about in my previous article, there are a total of 20 democratic candidates that participated in the first round of debates. However, only one can get the final democratic nomination.
The next debate will take place in Detroit at 8 pm on July 30 and 31. According to CNN on July 17, the nominees will learn whether or not they will make an appearance on the debate stage. On July 18, CNN will do a live draw to determine what democratic candidates are to speak which night.
I have watched clips from the first night of debates, but I was unable to watch it live due to work. When I watched the second night if debates on June 27, I felt like the candidates were all over the place. They were speaking over each other a lot so I am hoping these new rules will help in the second round of debates. Below I have listed these new rules released by CNN.
Rules:
- Candidates are given 60 seconds to respond to a moderator-directed question
- Colored lights will be used to help candidates manage their responses
- Yellow light: 15 Seconds
- Red Flashing light: 5 seconds
- Red Solid light: no time remaining
- If a candidate is called out by another candidate they will have 30 seconds to respond
- There will be no show of hands or one word, down-the-line questions
- A candidate who constantly interrupts will have his/her time reduced
- Questions asked by the moderators will show up on the screen for TV viewers
I am excited tot see how the next two nights of debates go as I thoroughly enjoyed the previous ones. I hope that this helps you all in understanding how this debate process works!
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