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So, could Donald Trump get paid to debate Bernie Sanders?

by Donna Tam

May 26, 2016

That’s not as outrageous as it might sound.

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Friday. Trump has once again posed the question of why networks don't pay him to do their televised debates.

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For TV networks, GOP debates are like a new hit show

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Mar 2, 2016

Ratings for the presidential debates, Democratic but even more so Republican, are sky high.

Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich debate at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston on February 25, 2016 in Houston, Texas.

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Networks cash in on debates

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Sep 16, 2015

Viewers tune in early this campaign cycle because, let's face it, Trump.

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