{"id":2347617,"date":"2024-09-30T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rules-of-the-vice-presidential-debate-no-audience-no-fact-checking-and-no-opening-statements-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T14:10:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T18:10:50","slug":"rules-of-the-vice-presidential-debate-no-audience-no-fact-checking-and-no-opening-statements-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rules-of-the-vice-presidential-debate-no-audience-no-fact-checking-and-no-opening-statements-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules of the Vice Presidential debate: No audience, no fact-checking, and no opening statements &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frules-of-the-vice-presidential-debate-no-audience-no-fact-checking-and-no-opening-statements-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2347617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The upcoming vice presidential debate\u2064 featuring Governor Tim \u200cWalz (D-MN) and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) will take\u2063 place on \u200bTuesday evening, hosted by CBS at\u2062 their New York studio. This debate will adhere to several unique rules compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-compares-donald-trump-to-joe-biden-in-2024-attack\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley equates Trump to Biden in 2024 criticism\">previous presidential debates<\/a>. \u2064Notably, microphones will \u2062only be muted at the \u200ccandidates&#8217; discretion, contrasting with the previous debates where \u200cmics were muted during the opposing\u200d candidate\u2019s remarks. Additionally, moderators Norah O&#8217;Donnell\u2063 and Margaret Brennan \u2062will not engage in fact-checking during the debate, leaving it to the \u2062candidates themselves to\u200d address inaccuracies. Strict timing will \u200cgovern the question-and-answer section, allowing each \u200ccandidate two\u200b minutes to answer and respond, along with\u200c a\u2062 minute each for rebuttals. There will be\u200d no opening statements, but a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-expect-with-the-gops-house-speaker-forum\/\" title=\"GOP&#039;s House Speaker Forum: What You Should Anticipate\">-minute closing statement<\/a> will be allotted, with Vance having the last word\u2064 due to a coin toss. \u200bThe debate will occur in a television studio setting without a live audience, with both candidates \u200bstanding \u200cbehind podiums \u2063throughout the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">No opening statements, no audience, and no fact-checking: Rules of the vice presidential debate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1772489\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) will face off in the lone vice presidential debate on Tuesday evening, and while many of the rules will be the same as the two presidential debates, there will be some key differences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The 90-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate\">debate<\/a>, hosted by CBS, will be held at the network&rsquo;s studios in New York City and will likely be the final debate of the 2024 cycle for either the presidential or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-either-have-laws-or-we-dont-have-laws-california-violated-its-election-laws-as-well-results-are-likely-invalid\/\" title=\"We Either Have Laws or We Don\u2019t Have Laws: California Violated Its Election Laws As Well \u2013 Results Are Likely Invalid\">vice presidential candidates<\/a>. Here are the rules for the debate between Vance and Walz.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-vice-presidential-debate-live-updates-vance-walz-cbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: VANCE AND WALZ TO GO TOE-TO-TOE IN CBS CONTEST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No muted mics<\/h2>\n<p>The microphones were muted during the two presidential debates, between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in June and between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in September, but for the vice presidential debate, CBS has said the microphones will only be muted at each candidate&rsquo;s discretion.<\/p>\n<p>The network said it reserves &ldquo;the right to turn off candidate microphones&rdquo; but that, unlike the CNN and ABC debates, microphones will not be muted while the other candidate is speaking.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moderators won&rsquo;t be fact-checkers <\/h2>\n<p>CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3170551\/cbs-says-not-fact-check-during-vp-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> it will not be fact-checking the candidates. Rather, it will leave it up to the candidates to fact-check each other. The outlet has said it will provide fact-checking live on its website while the debate airs.<\/p>\n<p>The approach by CBS will likely be similar to CNN&rsquo;s June debate rather than ABC News&rsquo;s September debate. The fact checks ABC News&rsquo;s moderators offered in the September debate were criticized for being biased against Trump while not going after Harris&rsquo;s false statements.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strict timing for questions and answers<\/h2>\n<p>CBS&rsquo;s Norah O&rsquo;Donnell and Margaret Brennan will be the only people asking questions during the debate, with each candidate receiving two minutes to answer a question and the other candidate receiving two minutes to respond. Each candidate will also get one minute for rebuttals, with candidates also receiving &ldquo;an additional minute each to continue a discussion,&rdquo; at the discretion of O&rsquo;Donnell and Brennan.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates will not have opening statements, but each will get a two-minute closing statement. A coin toss was held, which Vance won, allowing him to have the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-tries-to-put-her-finger-on-the-electoral-scale-picks-between-trump-and-kamala\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift Tries to Put Her Finger on the Electoral Scale, Picks Between Trump and Kamala\">closing statement &#038;mdash<\/a>; meaning he will have the final word between the two candidates.<\/p>\n<p>CBS has said neither Vance nor Walz has been given any of the topics or questions that will be asked at the debate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Candidates on their feet<\/h2>\n<p>The venue for the debate will be a television studio, like the June CNN debate between Biden and Trump, and it similarly will not include a live audience.<\/p>\n<p>Both Vance and Walz will be standing behind podiums for the duration of the debate, while O&rsquo;Donnell and Brennan will be seated. Vance will be standing on the left, while Walz will be standing on the right. This marks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/24\/us\/politics\/vance-walz-debate-standing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>first time<\/a> candidates haven&rsquo;t been sitting for a vice presidential debate since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>At the podium, each candidate will have a pen, paper, and a bottle of water. Candidates will not be allowed to have props or prewritten notes.<\/p>\n<p>The venue will also have a countdown with lights indicating how much time a candidate has left. The light will be green until there are 15 seconds left. At that time, the light will go yellow, and at five seconds left, the light will flash red. Once the clock hits zero, the light will be solid red.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other rules<\/h2>\n<p>The debate will be 90 minutes, with two four-minute commercial breaks, beginning at 9 p.m. During the commercial breaks, campaign staff will be prohibited from interacting with the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates will be introduced with the incumbent party going first, meaning Walz, as the Democratic nominee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, will be introduced before Vance.<\/p>\n<p>The debate will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ on Tuesday night. Various other networks, including ABC News, NBC, Fox News, and CNN, will also air live simulcasts of the debate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1772489\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1772489\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No opening statements, audience, or fact-checking in debate rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2347619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jd-vance-tim-walz-debate-oct-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33083,42013,38158],"class_list":["post-2347617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate-rules","tag-no-audience","tag-vice-presidential-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jd-vance-tim-walz-debate-oct-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}