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The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has set a “mid-September” deadline for Johnson and the other third-party candidates to meet three criteria to qualify for the first debate later this month: “evidence of constitutional eligibility,” “evidence of ballot access” and “indicators of

Speaking on a panel at the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday, Jim Lehrer and Bob Schieffer -- who have moderated 15 presidential debates between them -- stressed that moderators should take a back seat to the candidates.

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson will appear on the ballot in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, a feat no third party candidate has achieved in 20 years.

The Johnson campaign has embarked on a push to be included in the debates. It has proposed a plan to the CPD that would allow him to participate in the first presidential debate by initially circumventing the selection criteria. The proposal calls for placing a third podium on stage and simply allow

With the upcoming Vice Presidential Debate fast approaching on Oct. 4, 2016 many topics have been on the minds of many as to who will be allowed into the debate hall taking place in Willett Hall and what to expect within the next month.

To qualify for the first debate on Sept. 26 the candidates have to average at least 15 percent in five national polls.

"I think we should have a debate with no moderator, just Hillary and I sitting there talking," Trump offered on "Squawk Box," predicting he's going to be "treated very, very unfairly."

Nearly a quarter of Americans say the candidates' performances in the upcoming presidential debates may have a major impact on their vote in the November election.

An argument by the founder of liberal Media Matters to boot Fox News' Chris Wallace as presidential debate moderator was rejected in a terse 16-word rebuke from the commission overseeing the face-offs

This is the first time in recent memory that the moderator’s role has come under such intense scrutiny in the weeks leading up to the first presidential face-off.

But Clinton, a seasoned debater himself, did give some insight into racing the clock from the debate podium.