US Presidential Election: Cleveland to Host First Debate
It
had been due to take place at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana but was
changed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
It
will now be co-hosted by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland
Clinic.
The
two men will hold three debates in all before the 3 November vote.
Reverend
John I Jenkins, president of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, said the health
precautions needed to stage the event "would have greatly diminished the
educational value of hosting the debate on our campus".
The
new location will be at Western Reserve University's Health Education Campus,
the Commission on Presidential Debates said.
The
second presidential debate on 15 October will take place in Miami after getting
shifted from the University of Michigan.
The
third will take place in Nashville on 22 October, while a debate between
Vice-President Mike Pence and the Democratic vice-presidential nominee - who
has still to be chosen - will be held on 7 October in Salt Lake City.
Mr
Biden is currently holding a lead of 15 percentage points nationally, a
Washington Post-ABC News poll suggests.
The
president's national approval ratings have dropped in a year dominated by
coronavirus - of which the US has by far the world's highest death toll with
more than 147,000 - and widespread protests over the death of black man George
Floyd in police custody in May.
FROM .bbc.com/news/world-us-canada
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