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yortsed snacilbuper

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Thu Dec 20, 2018, 04:21 PM Dec 2018

DNC announces 12 debates for 2020 presidential campaign

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said Thursday that the DNC will host 12 debates for the 2020 Democratic primaries, with six held in 2019 and six held in 2020. Democrats are expecting a crowded field in the primaries, as several prominent politicians have expressed interest in a presidential bid.

The preliminary debate schedule and rules signal that Perez is trying to learn from past mistakes made by the DNC in organizing debates and ensuring fairness in the primary.

Perez, who spoke to reporters in a conference call Thursday, said that there will be no debates in states that hold early primaries in 2019, in order to prevent the candidates from focusing too much on early-voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dnc-announces-12-debates-for-2020-presidential-campaign/ar-BBRetxN?ocid=spartanntp

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DNC announces 12 debates for 2020 presidential campaign (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2018 OP
one recalls the repubs disaster in 2016 with so many participants. nt msongs Dec 2018 #1
The Republican candidate is President now. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2018 #2
Frankly I think its its time to get rid of these early states dominance. sunonmars Dec 2018 #3
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