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CNN and Univision’s Democratic presidential debate, unusual in that it was held in-studio without and audience because of the coronavirus crisis, drew a combined 10.87 million viewers Sunday, according to the fast national figures from Nielsen. That is a dropoff from the 15.3 million viewers for the last debate, held…

(UPDATED with Trump tweet) The presidential politics in a time of pandemic in tonight's one on one Democratic debate was no Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder, but Joe Biden certainly left an already struggling Bernie Sanders on the ropes. In fact, in almost an antiseptic meet-up that was a throwback to 1960 in many ways…

After several logistical changes owing to the growing coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the world and now the U.S., the first one-on-one debate pitting remaining Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders is Sunday night. The debate between the former Vice President and the Vermont sentator is…

Univision’s Jorge Ramos has backed out of his planned role as one of the moderators of Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate because of possible exposure to the coronavirus, and the event itself has been moved from Phoenix to CNN’s studios in Washington, D.C., the network said on Thursday. Sunday’s presidential…

When CNN and Univision host the next Democratic presidential debate, it is likely to be a matchup of the two last remaining major candidates, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. That’s because the Democratic National Committee on Friday released new qualification criteria for the next debate, set for March 15 in Phoenix. It…

UPDATE: The latest figures from Nielsen show an even greater audience for CBS News’ coverage of the Democratic debate than the early numbers released on Wednesday morning. An average of 15.3 million viewers watched the South Carolina debate on CBS, according to Nielsen. The figure also includes viewers of a simulcast…

Trevor Noah had a difficult time watching tonight’s “crazy” Democratic debate. The Daily Show host brought back his "Votegasm 2020" live coverage for a recap of the Dem’s 10th primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. After telling the audience, “Guys, it was a little crazy,” Noah tossed to a montage of the…

There was one moment during Tuesday’s debate when a number of the candidates on stage were talking over one another, challenging front-runner Bernie Sanders over the cost of Medicare for All. “Let’s talk about math!” Sanders shouted, raising his hand in the air. As rivals tried to interject, he said, “The moderator…

If you missed tonight’s Democratic primary debate from Charleston, SC, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah offered a play-by-play of the action on Twitter. And there was a lot of action. Right out the gate, the candidates attacked Sen. Bernie Sanders, the current front runner after a big win in the Nevada caucuses. But…

The 10th debate of the Democratic presidential election cycle is set for Tuesday beginning at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT in Charleston, SC, four days away from Saturday’s critical South Carolina primary. It also marks the final debate for the seven qualified candidates before Super Tuesday on March 3, when 16 states and…

The Democratic debate on Tuesday night has all of the ingredients of the most consequential one yet this cycle: Bernie Sanders, now the front-runner, likely will be the main target of rivals’ attacks. Michael Bloomberg, blanketing the airwaves with his campaign commercials, is looking for a reset after last week’s deba…

The Democratic presidential debate wasn’t even over and many had declared a winner: President Donald Trump. It’s perhaps a bit too easy to say that the president, reviled by Democrats, can only be happy by the way that things played out. The candidates at the Las Vegas debate went after each other like no previous…