Under the deal, the Democratic candidates for president will debate next Thursday in New Hampshire as well as three more times in March, April and May.
Thursday’s debate ranked sixth among the seven GOP debates so far in viewership. Only the debate two weeks ago that was shown on the relatively little-watched Fox Business Network had fewer, with 11.1 million viewers.
The chairman for Hillary Clinton's campaign is calling for a Democratic presidential debate in Flint to keep a focus on the city's ongoing water crisis.
"Our readers have demanded a debate to help them see who is most fit to be the Democratic nominee for president", Joseph W. McQuaid, president and publisher of the Union Leader, said
Dr. Ben Carson says he doesn't get enough speaking time at Republican presidential debates, because he isn't as entertaining as other gladiators on stage.
“This is our moderator’s moderator,” said Jay Wallace, Fox’s senior vice president of news, placing a big red button on his desk. “This is what makes the bell ding.”
The Republican National Committee has disinvited National Review from a presidential debate partnership following the release of an edition devoted to taking down Donald Trump, the conservative magazine reported late Thursday.
For all the focus on the Donald and the Bern, on Hillary and Jeb, they are only a few of the 58 people whose names will appear on the New Hampshire primary ballot.