Frequently Asked Questions

Media Rate Card information will be available on this site, beginning May 16.

Belmont University is thrilled to have been selected as the site for the 2008 Presidential Town Hall Debate. It is a privilege for us to host this historic event.

The debates are primarily intended for the television viewing audience. Tickets are not available to the general public.

The Belmont debate is the only official Town Hall Debate. Participants asking questions of the candidates will be chosen by the Gallup Organization from undecided voters in the Nashville, Tenn., standard metropolitan statistical area. Belmont will have no control of the selection of participants.

Fall Break – originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 16 and Friday, Oc. 17 – will be moved to Monday, Oct. 6 – Wednesday, Oct. 8, the days around the Town Hall Debate. This change was deemed necessary because of the spaces required for the event. No classes will be held during these three days, with the exception of Wednesday evening classes that will be held as scheduled. We are in the process of considering how we will make up the extra MWF class that will be lost due to the extension of Fall Break to three days.

Please visit the Commission on Presidential Debates’ Web site at www.debates.org for information on the credentialing process for media at the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University on October 7, 2008. Rate card information from Belmont will be made available soon. Check this site often for updates.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate. We are no longer able to accept volunteer applications. We encourage you to participate in the many activities associated with the debate this fall. Please continue to check www.belmontdebate08.com regularly for the latest news and information surrounding the debate.