Why it pays to host a presidential debate
Clip: 10/6/2016 | 7m 28s
A debate is a huge investment in time and resources, but it also garners sizable returns.
Farmville, Virginia, has a population of just over 8,000. But that number swelled on Tuesday when the first and only vice presidential debate of 2016 was held at Longwood University. Hosting a nationally televised debate is a huge investment in time and resources, but it also garners sizable returns. Special correspondent Roben Farzad reports.
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Why it pays to host a presidential debate
Clip: 10/6/2016 | 7m 28s
Farmville, Virginia, has a population of just over 8,000. But that number swelled on Tuesday when the first and only vice presidential debate of 2016 was held at Longwood University. Hosting a nationally televised debate is a huge investment in time and resources, but it also garners sizable returns. Special correspondent Roben Farzad reports.
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