Optimum News 12 Newsday.com MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Optimum Autos Optimum Homes

Spontaneous sparks likely in Hofstra debate

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt

Photo credit: Getty Images | President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (July 20, 2012)

Dan Janison

Melville. N.Y. Tuesday January 26, 2010. Daniel Janison, Dan Janison

Dan Janison has been a reporter at Newsday for 10

bio | email

If a memorable, spontaneous, or viral moment springs from the White House debates this fall, it might just happen on Long Island.

The presidential faceoff set for Oct. 16 at Hofstra University will follow a dramatically different format from other national debates that month, it was revealed this week.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced that only the Hofstra...

Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online customers.

Already
registered?
Log in
Already a
subscriber/customer?
Register
Get a 4-week trial for $1
Subscribe