Republican Campaigns Lay Out Their Debate Demands

Republican presidential campaigns will be taking a bigger role in the upcoming debates, NBC News reported.

The move comes after frustration over the last Republican debate, which was hosted by CNBC — a sister channel to NBC News and MSNBC.

The campaigns agreed to limit debates to two hours, have final approval of on-air graphics and try to find a way to allow each candidate equal time to speak.

The campaigns have been trying to take control of the debates from the Republican National Committee, which will still act as a mediator between the networks and the campaigns.

No decision has been made whether to reinstate NBC News-Telemundo debate, which was canceled by the campaigns after the CNBC debate.

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