The 90-minute debate will include two commercial breaks, according to the network, and campaign staff may not interact with their candidate during that time.
Both candidates agreed to appear at a uniform podium, and their podium positions will be determined by a coin flip.
Microphones will be muted throughout the debate except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak. While no props or pre-written notes will be allowed on the stage, candidates will be given a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water.
Post Debate Stress Disorder
After 2016 it’s just been a lot of night terrors, occasional screaming bouts, random sweating.
Suffice to say, I’m really not looking forward to not one but two more of these exercises in horrifying pointlessness.