Hyde-Smith Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight's Debate
Source: Jackson Free-Press
JACKSON—U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith demanded there be no audience or outside press allowed at tonight’s U.S. Senate debate and requested other restrictions, two sources familiar with the debate negotiations told the Jackson Free Press Tuesday morning.
When she faces off against Democratic challenger Mike Espy at 7 p.m., only the debate moderator, panelists and the production team will be allowed in the auditorium—a requirement the Hyde-Smith campaign pushed for and the Espy team argued against.
"We supported having an audience, and we advocated for the media to have access to the studio,” Espy Communications Director Danny Blanton told the Jackson Free Press, although he declined to confirm that it was the Hyde-Smith campaign that opposed a public debate.
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, which organized the debate, told the campaigns that the decision to have an audience was up to the candidates, said the source, who asked not to be identified.
Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2018/nov/20/hyde-smith-demanded-no-audience-no-press/
Just to be safe, maybe they shouldn't broadcast it...
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Imagine that, a debate with just the moderator and the two candidates! 
