How I Was Able To Attend

Between the three presidential debates, I would guess that only about 20,000 Americans will be able to attend in person. For example, at last night's debate, Wait Chapel held only about 3,000 people. Tickets, therefore, are hard to come by.

The group that hosts the debates is the Commission on Presidential Debates, and if you look on their Web site for tickets it says:

    January 19, 2000 - The Commission on Presidential Debates will have no information regarding tickets for the upcoming presidential and vice presidential debates until late summer or early fall.
This does not make finding tickets any easier.

So a logical question is, "How did I get a ticket? How does that work?" Here is how it worked in my case:

I have been fortunate to meet a number of people in government -- office-holders and candidates, their staff and supporters, from both parties -- through How Stuff Works. People in government seem to love How Stuff Works for the same reasons that other people do, and they especially enjoy How Stuff Works because students and teachers love the site and use it in their classrooms. For example, in June of 2000 I was honored to be able to introduce the vice president and give a Commission on Presidential Debates - Election 2000 Debates Online!