MSNBC To Air First Dem Debate In April

Fox News is scheduled to carry the first GOP presidential candidate debate in South Carolina in May. And now MSNBC is set to carry the first Democratic debate a month earlier, the network has announced.

It’ll take place on April 26. “The debate will take place at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and will air live on MSNBC from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com. South Carolina NBC affiliates, WIS-TV in Columbia, WYFF-TV in Greenville and WCBD-TV in Charleston, will join MSNBC in airing the debate,” the press release says…

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