The second 1980 presidential debate featured incumbent President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Former Sen. John Anderson of Illinois, who ran as an independent, was not invited to participate in this debate. The second debate was a 90-minute discussion on a variety of topics. Moderated by Howard K. Smith of ABC, with questions posed by a panel of journalists, the debate took place on October 28, 1980, in Cleveland.