It’s unclear how much stage placement really matters in these events; typically the number of questions directed to candidates is more important than where they appear in the more distant shots of the stage
Elizabeth Warren and Beto O’Rourke will share center stage at the first 2020 debate.
NBC on Tuesday announced the candidate positions on the stage for the two-night event on June 26 and 27, and it will feature the contenders who’ve been leading in the polls in the middle of the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.That means on night one, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and former Rep.
You might initially be surprised to see O’Rourke with more favorable stage positioning than Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris, who are leading him in most national and state polls. But the lottery that the Democratic National Committee conducted has landed Mayor Pete and Senator Harris on night two along with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, who will hold the center-stage positions.
On night one, Warren and O’Rourke will be flanked, respectively, by Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar; the farther reaches will be held by Bill de Blasio and John Delaney. On night two, Biden will be next to Buttigieg, with Harris next to Sanders. That’s four of the five top-polling candidates in a cluster. Marianne Williamson and Eric Swalwell will be at the ends of the line.
It’s unclear how much stage placement really matters in these events. Typically, the number of questions directed to candidates, which often varies, is more important than where they appear in distant shots of the stage. Proximity can matter, though, if candidates get the opportunity to mix it up. But at this point, the lesser-known presidential aspirants need all the free camera time they can get, so if you see some of them leaning toward the center, don’t be surprised.
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