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David Smith in Washington

What does Republicans’ break from the presidential debate commission mean?

Joe Biden and Donald Trump during the US presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, on 20 October 2022.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump during the US presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, in October 2020. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

One of the marquee moments of any US presidential election – the televised debate – has been thrown into doubt by the Republican party’s decision on Thursday to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) grumbled that the group that has run the debates since 1988 is biased and refuses to enact reforms. It promised to “find newer, better debate platforms” in future.

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