Delaware First Media and the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication are partnering to host nonpartisan Delaware Debates 2010 for major candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives seats from Delaware. Candidates will discuss national and state issues in their premiere televised debates of the political season, taking place on the University of Delaware campus. Trusted former Delaware Public Television news anchor Nancy Karibjanian will moderate both debates. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer will join Nancy to co-moderate the U.S. Senate debate. Both debates will also feature questions to the candidates from University of Delaware students.

Participants in the debates were determined by Delaware’s primary election on September 14, 2010, and by the rules of inclusion set by the sponsors of the debates.

Each debate will be televised live from Mitchell Hall at the University of Delaware’s Newark campus.