Debates took place among candidates in the
campaign for the
Democratic Party's nomination for the
president of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
in the
2020 presidential election
This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
*5 January:
** ...
. Outside of
DNC-sponsored debates, candidates are only allowed to attend events in which only one candidate speaks at a time.
Forums
In addition to the party-sponsored debates, many private organizations host forums focusing on select issues and candidates. Candidates do not respond directly to each other at forums.
Forum participation
Ojeda withdrew before the beginning of the forums.
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!{{tooltip, 2=We the People Membership Summit, 2
!{{tooltip, 2=She the People Presidential Forum, 3
!{{tooltip, 2=National Forum on Wages and Working People, 4
!{{tooltip, 2=Unity and Freedom Forum, 5
!{{tooltip, 2=Big Ideas Forum, 6
!{{tooltip, 2=California Democratic Party State Convention, 7
!{{tooltip, 2=Iowa Democratic Party "Hall of Fame" Dinner, 8
!{{tooltip, 2=Black Economic Alliance Presidential Candidates Forum, 9
!{{tooltip, 2=Poor People's Campaign Presidential Forum, 10
!{{tooltip, 2=NALEO Presidential Candidate Forum, 11
!{{tooltip, 2=South Carolina Democratic Party Convention, 12
!{{tooltip, 2=We Decide: 2020 Election Membership Forum, 13
!{{tooltip, 2=Strong Public Schools Presidential Forum, 14
!{{tooltip, 2=LULAC Presidential Candidates Forum, 15
!{{tooltip, 2=Netroots Nation, 16
!{{tooltip, 2=AARP/Des Moines Register Iowa Presidential Candidate Forums, 17
!{{tooltip, 2=NAACP 2020 Presidential Candidates Forum, 18
!{{tooltip, 2=Public Service Forum, 19
!{{tooltip, 2=Gun Sense Forum, 20
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!{{tooltip, 2=Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, 22
!{{tooltip, 2=ISNA Presidential Forum, 23
!{{tooltip, 2=CNN Climate Crisis Townhall, 24
!{{tooltip, 2=New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention, 25
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Messam withdrew from the race between the 40th and 41st forum.
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Other participants
In a few of the forums, Republicans Bill Weld and Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...
also participated. St. Anselm College's quadrennial " Lesser-Known Candidates Forum" took place on January 28, 2020.
Incidents
Big Ideas Forum stage invasion
On June 1 during the Big Ideas Forum, a 24-year-old animal rights
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the s ...
activist named Aidan Cook stole Sen. Kamala Harris's microphone while she answered a question about equal pay. Security officials and Harris's husband removed Cook from the stage. After the incident, Sen. Cory Booker told CNN he watched the video and was upset with the interference saying, "He crossed a line, this election's going to go on and I'm really hoping that we see Secret Service
A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. Fo ...
and others begin to step in because that really could have been a horrifying moment. Kamala's like a sister to me, I love her and that makes me very upset."{{citation needed, date=January 2020
2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum award
Sponsored by the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, an alliance of Democrat and Republican African Americans seeking criminal justice reform, this presidential candidate forum was scheduled for October 25–27[{{cite web, url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-second-step-presidential-justice-forum-tickets-68238877319?aff=efbneb, title=2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum, date=August 26, 2019, website=Eventbrite, language=en-us, url-status=live, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828231555/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-second-step-presidential-justice-forum-tickets-68238877319?aff=efbneb, archive-date=August 28, 2019, access-date=August 28, 2019] at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the cit ...
. On its first day, President Trump was presented the Bipartisan Justice award for his part in passing the First Step Act
The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal justice bill passed by the 115th Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in Decembe ...
, following which Kamala Harris announced she was pulling out of the forum, which in turn prompted criticism from Trump.[{{cite tweet , user=realDonaldTrump , number=1188067368620167168 , date=October 26, 2019 , access-date=October 27, 2019 , title=Badly failing presidential candidate @KamalaHarris will not go to a very wonderful largely African American event today because yesterday I {{sic, reci, eved, nolink=y a major award, at the same event, for being able to produce & sign into law major Criminal Justice Reform legislation, which will.. ] Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia (a co-sponsor of the forum) later announced that he had organized an alternative event called the Collegiate Bipartisan Presidential Forum, scheduled October 26–27, 2019, which Harris announced she would attend.{{citation needed, date=January 2020
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