Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Are Cable-Only Debates Undemocratic?
CNBC is hosting the third GOP presidential debate tonight at 5 p.m. But if you don’t have cable, you’re out of luck. While the other debates have streamed online, CNBC will require you to have a cable subscription password or a CNBC Pro account. Not exactly democratic, as some critics are pointing out. Should all debates be free to the public?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readCNBC is hosting the third GOP presidential debate tonight at 5 p.m. But if you don’t have cable, you’re out of luck. While the other debates have streamed online, CNBC will require you to have a cable subscription password or a CNBC Pro account. Not exactly democratic, as some critics are pointing out. Should all debates be free to the public?
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SoCal's Aerospace Influence, 'Million Dollar Shack,' and Where's Jeb?- 0:00Where's Jeb?
- 8:14Are Cable-Only Debates Undemocratic?You’re reading this
- 13:11SoCal's Aerospace Influence
- 24:07Robert Bales
- 40:33'Million Dollar Shack'
The full episode
2 of 5SoCal's Aerospace Influence, 'Million Dollar Shack,' and Where's Jeb?- 0:00Where's Jeb?
- 8:14Are Cable-Only Debates Undemocratic?You’re reading this
- 13:11SoCal's Aerospace Influence
- 24:07Robert Bales
- 40:33'Million Dollar Shack'