2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
Here is the most up-to-date and complete schedule we have for the 2011 / 2012 Republican Primary debates. These debates are between all the Republican candidates.
Upcoming Debates: (scroll down for past debates)
| January 7, 2012 | 9pm ET on ABC Location: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire Sponsor: ABC News and WMUR Participants: TBD |
| January 8, 2012 | 9am ET on NBC (Yes, 9am) Location: Chubb Theatre at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH Sponsor: NBC News, Facebook and the Union Leader Participants: TBD |
| January 16, 2012 | 9pm ET on Fox News Location: Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Sponsor: Fox News and Republican Party of South Carolina Participants: TBD |
| January 19, 2012 | Air time TBD on CNN Location: Charleston, SC Sponsor: CNN and the Southern Republican Leadership Conference Participants: TBD |
| January 23, 2012 | Air time TBD on NBC Location:University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida Sponsor: The St. Petersburg Times, NBC News, the National Journal and the Florida Council of 100 Participants: TBD |
| January 26, 2012 | Air time TBD on CNN Location: Jacksonville, FL Sponsor: CNN, CNN en Español, The Hispanic Leadership Network and The Republican Party of Florida Participants: TBD |
| February 22, 2012 | 8pm ET on CNN (Originally Dec 1, then Nov 30) Location: Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona Sponsor: CNN and the Republican Party of Arizona Participants: TBD |
| March 1, 2012 | 8pm ET on CNN Location: Georgia Sponsor: CNN and the Georgia Republican Party Participants: TBD |
| March 5, 2012 | Air time TBD on NBC Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Sponsor: Reagan Library, NBC News and Politico Participants: TBD |
| March 19, 2012 | Air time TBD on PBS Location: Portland, OR Sponsor: Oregon Public Broadcasting, NPR, PBS, and The Washington Times Participants: TBD |
| May 5, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (83 minutes) Location: Peace Center in Greenville, SC Sponsor: Fox News and South Carolina Republican Party Participants: Johnson, Paul, Cain, Pawlenty, Santorum |
| June 13, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (100 minutes) – Post-Debate Analysis Location: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH Sponsor: CNN, WMUR-TV and New Hampshire Union Leader Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Paul, Pawlenty, Romney, Santorum |
| August 11, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (80 minutes) Location: Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa Sponsor: Fox News, The Washington Examiner and the Republican Party of Iowa Participants: Bachmann, Romney, Pawlenty, Paul, Cain, Huntsman, Santorum, Gingrich |
| September 5, 2011 | Palmetto Freedom Forum Watch Entire Video (2 hours) Location: Columbia, South Carolina Sponsor: Senator Jim DeMint and the American Principles Project Participants: Romney, Gingrich, Bachmann, Cain, Paul |
| September 7, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (108 minutes) Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Sponsor: Reagan Library, NBC News and Politico Participants: Perry, Paul, Huntsman, Romney, Santorum, Gingrich, Bachmann, Cain |
| September 12, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (100 minutes) Location: Florida State Fair Grounds in Tampa, FL Sponsor: CNN and the Tea Party Express Participants: Perry, Bachmann, Romney, Paul, Gingrich, Cain, Santorum, Huntsman |
| September 22, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (2 hours) Location: The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL Sponsor: Fox News, Google and Florida Republican Party Participants: Perry, Bachmann, Romney, Paul, Gingrich, Cain, Santorum, Huntsman, Johnson |
| October 11, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (2 hours) Location: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH Sponsor: Bloomberg, The Washington Post and WBIN-TV Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum |
| October 18, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (1 hr 40 minutes) Location: Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV Sponsor: CNN and the Western Republican Leadership Conference Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum |
| November 5, 2011 | The Cain/Gingrich Lincoln-Douglas Debate Watch Entire Video (80 minutes) Location: The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center in Houston, Texas Sponsor: Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC Participants: Cain, Gingrich |
| November 9, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (91 minutes) Location: Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan Sponsor: CNBC, the Michigan Republican Party and Oakland University Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum |
| November 12, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (80 minutes) Location: Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina Sponsor: CBS News, The National Journal and the South Carolina Republican Party Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum |
| November 19, 2011 | Thanksgiving Family Forum Watch Entire Video (2 hours) Location: First Federated Church in Des Moines, Iowa Sponsor: The Family Leader Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Paul, Perry, Santorum |
| November 22, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (90 minutes) Location: DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC Sponsor: CNN, The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute Participants: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum |
| December 3, 2011 | Mike Huckabee Presidential Forum Watch Entire Video (80 minutes) Location: Fox News Headquarters in New York City Sponsor: Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Fox News Participants: Romney, Perry, Bachmann, Gingrich, Santorum, Paul |
| December 10, 2011 | Watch Entire Video (90 minutes) Location: Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Sponsor: ABC News, ABC5/WOI-DT, The Des Moines Register and Republican Party of Iowa Participants: Romney, Perry, Bachmann, Gingrich, Santorum, Paul |
| December 12, 2011 | Gingrich/Huntsman Lincoln-Douglas Debate Watch Entire Video (90 minutes) Location: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire Sponsor: Saint Anselm College Participants: Gingrich, Huntsman |
| December 15, 2011 | Watch Entire Video Location: Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City, Iowa Sponsor: Fox News and Republican Party of Iowa Participants: Bachmann, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, Santorum |
More to come as they are announced. Leave a comment if I missed anything. These are hard to keep track of.
Source: 2012 Primary Debate Schedule

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I missed the debate last night will it be televised again?
janet,
You can watch them all here:
http://www.2012presidenti.....-schedule/
I’ll update this page also.
tried to see debate using:
” janet,
You can watch them all here:
http://www.2012presidenti.....-schedule/
I’ll update this page also.”
and all that I got was jibberish covering the entire screen.
I have a Mac, is this wahat causes the problem?
Thanks
Will last night’s debate (10/11/11) be available to watch online?
It was determined on October 5th, 2011 that PBS will host a presidential debate on March 19th, 2012. Oregon will host a key Republican presidential debate to be held this spring in the thick of the primary season, the state’s GOP party announced Wednesday.
The Oregon GOP will sponsor the debate in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Washington Times. NPR and PBS will make the debate available to member stations across the country in a live broadcast at 6 pm on Monday, March 19 from OPB’s studios in Portland.
The debate will be aired on public radio and television to reach “all Americans,” not just cable customers, the GOP said in its news release. Source: http://news.opb.org/artic.....op-debate/
Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich engaged in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate today. It can be watched at http://www.c-span.org/Eve.....737425199/
I was not able to watch Nov. 9th debate. Will it be shown again on TV?
Thank You
Is there a debate on November 12?
Could you get them to ask following question?
60 Minutes recently reported that a
large number of republican congressman including at least one former speaker who is a presidential candidate have signed a pledge to never vote to raise taxes. Do the candidates think this is appropriate for a presidential candidate? I am Republician but find this practice not appropriate for the people who pass our laws. Sometime it is necessary to add taxes on those who can easily pay them.
I wish someone had the courage to ask the pres. elect an y/n question. If elected, will on your first day of office take an 10% paycut and lead and force everybody, congress,the whole govt the same 10% cut down the line even to social security,unemployed etc. It’s simple as that. Yes or no period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
make it an two part question so at least we will know if the pres. elect with take an paycut.
I know Ron Paul is taking less pay now and would if elected.
He feels same way about PERKS like all the traveling around the world and office expenses, etc..
The pay, I am less concerned about, is the perks that really cost big $$$. obuma jumped all over Wall Street over Bonus yet Fannie & Freddie bonus he ignores. We will NEVER recover all our tax monies loaned to F/F.
I remember how liberals jumped G.W. Bush for all his golf, yet nothing said about obuma playing more already than Bush did in 8 years. Bush debt long ago out did by the BUM…
Thanks for this Schedule. I hope most will be on the internet. Iowa is only a few days away right now. Right now I do not have cable..
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