Last month, CNN hosted a Republican presidential primary debate. The main event was a 3-hour affair.
Next week, the same network will host a Democratic presidential primary debate. But this time, the debate will be one hour shorter — it’ll span only 2 hours.
Of course there’s a big difference in the number of candidates in each of the debates. The Republican debate featured 11 candidates. The Democratic debate will probably be made up of 5 candidates.
The Democrats have only 6 debates planned. Republicans have twice the number on the schedule.
Next week’s debate will be moderated by Anderson Cooper and colleagues, the Huffington Post reports.
Cooper will be joined Tuesday by CNN anchor Don Lemon, who will incorporate questions submitted through Facebook — which is partnering with the network to host the debate — as well as correspondent Dana Bash and CNN en Español anchor Juan Carlos Lopez.
The setup will be similar to CNN’s Republican debate, in which Bash and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked some questions alongside the moderator. Cooper said he’d like to integrate the panelists a bit more this time, noting that “bouncing back and forth between questioners gives some energy and some different perspectives.”
The setup will be similar to CNN’s Republican debate, in which Bash and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked some questions alongside the moderator. Cooper said he’d like to integrate the panelists a bit more this time, noting that “bouncing back and forth between questioners gives some energy and some different perspectives.”
