First presidential debate could be ‘bigger than the Super Bowl’
By Aaron Short
September 11, 2016 | 7:02am
Don’t even think about getting into Hofstra University later this month to see the political fight of the century.
Tickets for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s Sept. 26 debate at the Nassau County college are so scarce that school president Stuart Rabinowitz isn’t planning to attend.
“The president doesn’t even take a ticket,” said university spokeswoman Karla Schuster. “He gives a ticket to a student.”
The 9 p.m. showdown could pull in record ratings on television.
“It could be bigger than the Super Bowl,” said political consultant Susan del Percio.
The last Super Bowl drew 112 million viewers.
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The Commission on Presidential Debates, which picked Hofstra to host the first of three, will split tickets among the Clinton and Trump campaigns, Hofstra, and the press once they determine the configuration of the stage at the 5,023-seat David Mack Sports Complex.
Trump and Clinton will have to make hard choices over whom to invite to a debate in their own back yard.
“They will take care of their donors but it’s not just a New York ticket, it’s a national ticket,” said del Percio. “People around the country are trying to go.”
But expect to see plenty of locals, too: Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo, state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and party heads Ed Cox and Basil Smikle plan to attend.
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