Anyone who likes their attacks ad hominem and their mud slung is invited to watch the third and final U.S. presidential debate in the cosy confines of Capilano University Wednesday.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump are scheduled to conclude their dustup trilogy with one last verbal joust before the Nov. 8 election.
U.S. Consul General to Vancouver Lynne Platt is set to take part in a post-debate panel discussion.
Platt previously headed the Law Enforcement and Narcotics Affairs section at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, and worked as deputy director of a provincial reconstruction team at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Wednesday’s event is intended to “cut through the Fox, CNN, MSNBC noise,” according to Capilano University School of Communication instructor Michael Markwick. Keeping abreast of U.S. politics is part of being a good neighbour, according to Markwick.
“We should always be positively engaging with each other, especially when you’re dealing with something as extraordinary as this election. Closer to home, watching these debates should help us get ready to participate in B.C.’s election, which is just around the corner,” he stated in a press release.
Tickets are free but spectators must register through eventbrite.ca. The event will be held at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, at Cap U’s North Van campus, 2055 Purcell Way. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event starts an hour later.
Midweek, Clinton was leading Trump in the popular vote by 6.5 percentage points, according to number cruncher and fivethirtyeight.com founder Nate Silver. A 2005 audiotape of Trump saying his star status allowed him to commit sexual assault with impunity seems to have hurt his chances as he now trails Clinton by 15 percentage points among female voters, according to Silver.
Slightly more than one-third of registered voters said the presidential debates will be key in deciding who gets their ballot, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
