Why it pays to host a presidential debate

Season 2016

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.

AIR DATE 10/6/16

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