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The presidential debates clearly have been a hit with the public. Nearly seven-in-ten (69%) say they have watched at least some of the televised debates between the candidates.

Almost 70 percent of Americans have watched at least one of the six primary debates this year — 26 percentage points higher than at this point in 2007, the last time there were contested primaries on both sides.

From his graduate student dormitory in the southern city of Guangzhou, Yin Hao works late into the night with an online network of about half a dozen other volunteer translators. Their task: to post the American presidential debates, with Chinese subtitles.

Donald Trump has threatened to charge CNN $5 million for his appearance in the next Republican presidential debate, which the network will host on Dec.15 in Las Vegas.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders y Martin O'Malley participarán en el debate, que proyecta ser muy diferente del anterior.

The Democratic National Committee, which organizes the party's primary debates, has faced accusations of scheduling them on dates that will receive poor viewership in an attempt to protect frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

The crowded Republican presidential race so far has been in large part a test of big personalities and hot rhetoric

On Nov. 8, the Institute of Politics and Public Service (IPPS) hosted Independent Journal's (IJ) Hack the Debate. The event was a day-long hackathon, or software development competition, during which participants discussed and developed potential apps intended to interest the next generation of

The push among Republican campaigns to take greater control of debate negotiations collapsed on Tuesday, as candidates split over whether to sign a letter to TV networks outlining their demands for future debates.

The campaign managers were meeting to try to gain more control over the crucial primary debates, which have become a source of anger and frustration for the GOP presidential candidates.

The 15 presidential campaigns drafted a letter on Monday that asks the media sponsors make these commitments and answer logistical questions that "will be used by each campaign to determine whether its candidate will participate in your debate."

El Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC, por sus siglas en inglés) dijo que suspenderá el debate de febrero con NBC News en medio del enojo sobre cómo CNBC manejó el más reciente debate en Boulder, Colorado.