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On Tuesday, September 29th at 9PM ET, President Donald ***** and former Vice President Joe ***** will square off in the first presidential debate of 2020. The event will take place at the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion, part of a joint health campus between Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic. The Cleveland Clinic is also serving as the health security advisor for all four general election debates.
The debate will be broadcast by all major TV networks, but campaigns are particularly attuned to the response on YouTube, which a growing portion of younger voters rely on for news. On Monday, The Verge broke news of the ***** campaign’s “rebel alliance” project, meant to cultivate YouTube outlets that are more friendly…