{"id":2926,"date":"2017-09-02T15:23:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T23:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fixthedebates.org\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2017-09-02T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T23:23:35","slug":"will-a-third-party-candidate-make-the-cut-for-3rd-congressional-district-debate-ksl-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fixthedebates.org\/cpd-and-debate-reform-in-the-news\/will-a-third-party-candidate-make-the-cut-for-3rd-congressional-district-debate-ksl-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Will a third-party candidate make the cut for 3rd Congressional District debate? | KSL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"[sarcasm mode]\n<p>It&#8217;s nice to see that excluding third-party candidates from &#8220;official&#8221; debates isn&#8217;t limited to presidential debate &#8220;commissions&#8221;.<\/p>\n[\/sarcasm mode]\n<p>SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 The Utah Debate Commission announced Thursday that a debate has been scheduled Oct. 18 at BYU for candidates running to fill the 3rd Congressional District seat vacated by former Rep. 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