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    Fox News adds two more GOP debates to 2012 campaign

    (AP)

    Fox News announced on Thursday that it is hosting two more debates during the GOP presidential primary.

    The first of the new events will take place in Sioux City, Iowa, on Dec. 15, with the Iowa Republican Party serving as a co-sponsor; the second will be in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Jan. 16. The moderator for both debates will be Bret Baier, and both will be live-streamed on the Fox Network YouTube channel simultaneously with the TV broadcast.

    There have been a total of eight Republican debates to date. The addition of these two latest events brings the total of remaining debates on the primary schedule to 15. There were a total of 26 Democratic primary debates and 21 for the GOP during the 2007-2008 presidential election cycle.

    The last Republican debate broadcast by Fox News--co-produced with Google--drew the biggest television audience of any debate of the 2012 campaign cycle to date.

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    95 comments

    • sean  •  7 mths ago
      Please no more.
      Shoot the Elephant and start a fresh party that has some reasonable, intelligent and honest candidates that can provide a moderate solution to the issues we have to overcome as a nation.
      • q0w9e8r7 7 mths ago
        Sounds like common sense Sean, unfortunately at present, common sense does not control the GOP. Conservatives do. So until the common sense moderates take their party back to a place that reflects where most Americans are at, instead of this hyper-radical fringe element, the party will not be able to produce a reasonable, intelligent and honest candidate.
    • ironweed  •  7 mths ago
      Thanks Fox News for 2 more debates...Your version of SNL will be a hoot!! Loved the last one. Yours will be better.
    • Mr Natural  •  7 mths ago
      It's like merry-go-round of the crazies.
    • Qin  •  7 mths ago
      Why don't they just make it like a reality game show and vote someone off after each debate.
    • Steelsil  •  7 mths ago
      Red State family feud. The WWF should consider a permanent franchise.
      • Snafu B 7 mths ago
        Good idea Steelsil! Pro wrestlers wearing GOP candidate masks (Not cheap masks, but really good ones.) Put it on FOX sports. A gold mine!
    • Jason  •  7 mths ago
      How about one 24 hour marathon debate with alcohol? That would be awesome but Perry can't bring a gun if they're drinking.
    • lamar  •  7 mths ago
      I dont mind that they have all these debates. It allows us to actually see what these people stand for that want to run the country.
      • Charles 7 mths ago
        Not much.
      • Snafu B 7 mths ago
        It shows us they only care for the 1%. They cut their own throats.
      • Lemon Shark 7 mths ago
        You're right. It makes for a more informed vote.
    • Steelsil  •  7 mths ago
      Up next, BibleBarbie versus MormonKenDoll - with chainsaws! Bring it on!
    • Illya Nickovetch Kuryakin  •  7 mths ago
      How about making them Pay Per View with Vince McMahon moderating.
      • maggie 7 mths ago
        They wouldn't break even on pay per view.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  7 mths ago
      why do I always expect them to pile out of a tiny clown car at the beginning of each debate?
    • ByronH  •  7 mths ago
      Good. The more debates we have, the more we can see the candidate's true colors. I hope we have just as many debates between our final candidates.
    • La Dee Dah  •  7 mths ago
      That should bring in a lot of money for Fox due to the commericials everyone will be watching on Fox that night. Can't wait for those commercials because it means Perry won't be talking.
    • Joseph M  •  Knob Lick, United States  •  7 mths ago
      As much as people didn't respect Dan Quayle [hand raised], he made a good point yesterday... time to winnow those on stage to 3 or 4 people. As entertaining as Bachman, Santorum and Newt are... they need to get off the stage.
    • William  •  Gouldsboro, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Wow we really have to watch two more jerry springers shows of those 7 clueless retards.
    • Clifford  •  7 mths ago
      Right, wrong or indifferent, Ron Paul would be 77 in January 2013.
      That can't be ignored but should be discussed and debated.
    • Bunny FU  •  7 mths ago
      Debates should be like gladiator games.
    • WilliamF  •  Middleton, United States  •  7 mths ago
      That reminds me, how's traitor Glennadict Arnold doin' since he was FIRED from the Fox Treason Channel?
    • q0w9e8r7  •  7 mths ago
      Dylan (author of this article), you and everyone else needs to know that these are not really debates. They are basically just hours and hours of free advertising/campaign time for conservatives and the conservative message.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Westminster, United States  •  7 mths ago
      LOL you cant fix stupid but I guess FOX never learned with Sarah
    • Rahmbo  •  7 mths ago
      WHY? - Cruel & Unusual Punishment
      -- "Proof Positive That FAUX NEWS Hates The American Public..."
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