The 2016 Democratic debate season continues Saturday in Manchester, N.H., with three candidates taking the stage: Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders. Here are a few graphs to put the Democrats' 2016 debate schedule in context. (Click here for the full debate schedule).
Number of Debates
Many Democrats are upset with the limited number of debates scheduled for the 2016 primary cycle. Only six debates are scheduled, compared with the 12 scheduled Republican debates. Only four Democratic debates will happen before the first votes are cast in the Iowa Caucuses, while the GOP will host seven before then.
Like Republicans, Democrats are cutting down on the number of debates this cycle. From 1984-2008, Democrats averaged 14 debates per cycle.
The Democrats have not hosted so few debates in a presidential cycle since 1976. That cycle, however, few of the candidates realized the primary contests would be important under a new nomination system, explaining the relatively low number of debates.
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