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September 26, 2008: Video: Obama/McCain debate from the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS October 2, 2008: (Tickets) Vice Presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO October 7, 2008: (Tickets) Presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN October 15, 2008: (Tickets) Presidential debate with domestic policy focus, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
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In the US, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates for a party are announced at the party's respective convention. Both the Democratic and the Republican ones occured in fall of 2008.
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The 12th amendment to the Constitution provides for the president and vice-president to be elected in separate ballots. Prior to this amendment the person who finished second in the balloting for president was elected vice-president.