Republicans' loss may become Democrats' gain. Since the Republican National Committee pulled out of the debate to be co-hosted by NBC News and Spanish-language TV network Telemundo because of the RNC's dissatisfaction with CNBC's handling of last week's debate, Telemundo has reportedly entered into talks with Democrats about the possibility of scheduling a non-DNC-sanctioned candidate forum. The Washington Post's Greg Sargent reports:
If this comes to fruition, Democrats would effectively be moving into the breach created by the RNC's decision. It would mean Democrats end up holding two debate-style events on Spanish-language networks, since they are already set to hold a Univision debate in March.Telemundo had already been in private talks with the DNC about holding a candidate forum, but in the wake of the GOP decision, those efforts will now be escalated, I'm told. [The Washington Post]
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