Heading into the 2024 election, the Trump campaign is pushing for more frequent and earlier debates. Trump campaign co-chairs Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita expressed this sentiment in a recent communication to the Commission on Presidential Debates. “While the Commission on Presidential Debates has already announced three presidential debates and a vice-presidential debate to occur later this year, we are in favor of these debates beginning much earlier,” they wrote.
Wiles and LaCivita also underscored the urgency for scheduling earlier debates by pointing out the changing dynamics of voter participation. “Voting is beginning earlier and earlier, and as we saw in 2020, tens of millions of Americans had already voted by the time of the first debate,” they noted. They provided striking statistics to illustrate their point: “By the date of the first proposed debate, September 16, 2024, over 1 million Americans will have likely voted. By the date of the second proposed debate, October 1, 2024, the number of Americans who will have likely cast a ballot will be over 3 million, an increase of 225%.”
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The Trump campaign’s push for earlier debates is framed as a bid to ensure that voters have the opportunity to fully assess both candidates before making their decision, especially given the significant number of early voters. This debate about debates continues to highlight the stark contrasts in strategy and philosophy between the Trump and Biden camps as they gear up for what promises to be another contentious election cycle.
