Democrats Announce Schedule For Six Primary Debates

“With six debates scheduled”, she wrote”, -at a pace of roughly one per month-voters will have ample opportunities to hear our candidates discuss their visions for our country’s future”.

The Nevada debate will be hosted by CNN, followed by five other debates in states that will hold what are considered some of the most important early caucus and primary contests – Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida and Wisconsin.

Just hours before the first Republican presidential debate gets underway, the Democratic National Committee announced the schedule for their presidential primary debates. Now, the Democratic National Committee has finally announced the debate schedule for the 2016 primary season.

Wasserman-Schultz was referencing the moment Trump turned on Kelly after she asked him to address disparaging comments he has previously directed toward women.

Democratic candidates will debate a total of six times during the primary, beginning with the October debate in Nevada, hosted by CNN.

“By inserting themselves into the debate process, the DNC has ironically made it less democratic”, he said. The RNC announced its schedule in January, with the first debate taking place Thursday night in Cleveland, hosted by Fox News.

The campaign for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley called for more debates.

There was some speculation the Democratic party was avoiding getting its candidates together for debate, or that it was holding off until next year. “Unlike the Republican debates about their out-of-date agenda, we believe these debates will be a great conversation around issues that matter to everyday Americans and the Democratic ideals for moving America forward”.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley – who now trails far behind in the polls – was the first to complain about the schedule. Bernie Sanders – O’Malley stands to benefit the most from exposure on the debate stage. Although the date has not yet been set, one of the remaining debates will be held in Charleston, SC. “They should let individual and truly independent news, political, and community organizations create their own debates and allow the Democratic candidates for president to participate”, Hyers added. In an email to supporters, he said that the DNC’s “arbitrary rules of exclusion are not only contrary to our democracy, they are clearly geared toward limiting a debate on the issues and instead facilitating a coronation”.