CNN
February 20, 2020

CNN announces Democratic presidential town halls in South Carolina 

Washington (CNN) CNN will host two nights of town halls next week featuring the leading Democratic presidential candidates, just days before voters head to the polls in South Carolina and on Super Tuesday, the network announced Thursday evening.
 The hourlong individual town halls will air in prime time on Monday and Wednesday and will follow the CNN town hall format of candidates taking questions directly from audience members and a moderator.
 
The two-night event, which will feature half a dozen candidates, will take place at Memminger Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina, a CNN spokesperson said.
 
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will participate in his first nationally televised town hall since joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
 
He has skipped the first four nominating states, which includes South Carolina, where his name is not on the ballot. His campaign, after getting a late official start in November, has focused the billionaire's resources on the Super Tuesday states, which vote on March 3.
 
Bloomberg will appear at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, followed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 9 p.m. ET. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar will kick off Wednesday town halls at 7 p.m. ET, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 8 p.m. ET, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 9 p.m. ET and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 10 p.m. ET.
 
The CNN spokesperson said that other candidates who qualify to participate in next Tuesday's Democratic National Committee debate will also receive an invitation to participate in a CNN town hall. Additional details, including moderators, will be announced at a later date. The spokesperson added that the audience will be composed of invited Democrats.
 
The town halls will air on CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International and CNN Airport Network and will stream on CNN.com, CNN OTT apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung SmartTV and Android TV, and CNN Mobile apps for iOS and Android, CNN's SiriusXM Channels and the Westwood One Radio Network.

CNN
February 12, 2020

CNN announces Democratic presidential town halls in Nevada

(CNN) CNN will host five town halls next week in Nevada, where the Democratic candidates vying to take on President Donald Trump will answer questions from voters just days ahead of the state's caucuses, the network announced Wednesday.
 
The hourlong, individual candidate town halls, will air live on on multiple CNN platforms. On February 18, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will take the stage at 8 p.m. ET, followed by former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 9 p.m. ET, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 10 p.m. ET. Former Vice President Joe Biden will take the town hall stage on February 20 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 9 p.m. ET.
 
The CNN spokesperson said that candidates who qualified for the 10th Democratic National Committee debate scheduled for February 19 would receive an invitation to participate in a CNN town hall. An invitation was also extended to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. While Bloomberg has not yet qualified for the debate, CNN extended Bloomberg an invitation to participate in the Nevada Town Halls, as part of the network's commitment to hosting town halls with the Democratic presidential candidates.
 
The town halls will air on CNN, CNN en Espanol, CNN International, CNN Airport Network, and stream on CNN.com, CNN OTT apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung SmartTV, and Android TV, and CNN Mobile apps for iOS and Android, CNN's SiriusXM Channels, and the Westwood One Radio Network.
 
The spokesperson noted that additional details, including moderators, will be announced at a later date and added that the audience will be comprised of invited Nevada Democrats.

 

CNN
January 24, 2020

CNN announces Democratic presidential town halls in New Hampshire

(CNN) CNN will host eight Democratic presidential town halls across two nights in New Hampshire, just days before voters head to the polls for the primary on February 11, the network announced Friday.
 
The town halls will air in primetime from the campus of Saint Anselm College on February 5 and 6 and provide the candidates an opportunity to deliver their closing arguments to the "first-in-the-nation" primary voters.
 
The candidates will appear in back-to-back hours and take questions directly from the audience and a CNN moderator. The town halls will air on CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International, CNN Airport Network, and stream on CNN.com, CNN OTT apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung SmartTV, and Android TV, and CNN Mobile apps for iOS and Android, CNN's SiriusXM Channels, and the Westwood One Radio Network.
 
The network said that additional details, including moderators, will be announced at a later date and added the audience will be comprised of invited New Hampshire Democrats and independents who say they will vote in the Democratic primary, as well as Saint Anslem College students.
 
Here's the full lineup:
 
Wednesday, February 5:
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden
  • Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
  • Businessman Andrew Yang
  • Businessman Tom Steyer
Thursday, February 6:
  • Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
  • Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
  • Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
  • Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick
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CNN: Give Tulsi Gabbard Equal Time in New Hampshire. #LetTulsiSpeak!

CNN is interfering in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, and thus in the 2020 presidential election, by giving 8 valuable townhall forums to just 8 out of 11 major candidates on the ballot in New Hampshire.

Most egregiously, they have bypassed Tulsi Gabbard (the candidate in 6th place according to polling averages) and jumped to Deval Patrick (the candidate in 11th place) to fill the spot. 

There is simply no justification for this interference. 

If we are ever going to live in a halfway functional system of self-government, it is absolutely imperative that we send a resounding message to CNN as well as other self-appointed gatekeepers that they need to take their fingers off the scales and provide balanced information to voters. We must call this what it is -- another form of insidious election interference -- #DomesticInteferenceInOurElections.
It's time to #OpenTheMediaCoverage, #OpenTheDebates, & #LetVotersDecide.

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As an intelligent and free-thinking individual we are asking for your help and support. CNN is holding a town hall in New Hampshire and has excluded Democratic Presidential candidate, Tulsi Gabbard – despite the fact she has qualified for all their criteria. They have also invited lower-polling candidates. This is a blatant and flagrant attempt to rig our election and influence democracy, and it cannot be allowed to stand. 
 
Please sign this petition and demand Tulsi Gabbard is invited to the town hall and let the people decide which candidate they want for the Democratic nomination, not CNN. Please also share this petition with family, friends, and across social media channels. 
 
This is an issue that everyone should care about, as we the people deserve to have free and fair elections, and this right must be protected at all costs.
 
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On January 23 CNN announced it was canceling the Iowa town halls due to the impeachment trial; a spokesperson said the network is working on rescheduling them.
CNN
January 17, 2020

Top 2020 Democrats to face Iowa voters in CNN town halls one week before caucuses

(CNN) The leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination will deliver closing arguments to Iowa voters in live, back-to-back CNN town halls airing on consecutive nights one week before the Iowa caucuses.
The hour-long town halls will air in primetime on January 28 and 29 from the campus of Drake University and feature questions from Iowa Democrats and CNN moderators, the network announced Friday.

On January 28, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will appear at 8 p.m. ET, followed by former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 9 p.m. ET, businessman Andrew Yang at 10 p.m. ET, and businessman Tom Steyer at 11 p.m. ET. The next night, former Vice President Joe Biden will appear at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 9 p.m. ET and Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 10 p.m. ET.

The town halls will air on CNN, CNN en Espanol, CNN International, CNN Airport Network, and stream on CNN.com, CNN OTT apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung SmartTV, and Android TV, and CNN Mobile apps for iOS and Android, CNN's SiriusXM Channels, and the Westwood One Radio Network.

The network said invitations were extended to Democratic candidates who qualified and participated in this past week's Democratic National Committee-sanctioned debate as well as Democratic candidates whose polling average was at least 3% in the past 10 national telephone polls released between November 26 and January 17.

In the event Sens. Klobuchar, Warren and Sanders are unable to attend their respective town halls in Iowa because of the Senate impeachment trial, a CNN spokesperson said the network would host these town halls in Washington, DC, for the candidates with Iowa voters.

The spokesperson noted that additional details, including moderators, will be announced at a later date and added the audience will be comprised of invited Iowa Democrats.