The Next Debate

The Democratic presidential candidates will hold their next debate tomorrow night (Thursday) at 8 p.m. Eastern on CNN.

The debate will be televised from Las Vegas.

No matter which party you belong to, you can't say you haven't been given ample opportunities to hear what the candidates have to say. I think this will be the eighth or ninth Democratic debate, and I think the Republicans have held seven debates.

And no votes have been cast yet.

If you miss Thursday's debate, the Democrats have scheduled another debate on Dec. 17 (Boston) in their lead-up to the Iowa caucus on Jan. 3 and possibly the New Hampshire primary (the date for the primary still hasn't been determined).

The Democrats also will hold debates on Jan. 21 (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), and Jan. 31 (Los Angeles).

The Republican candidates are scheduled to hold another debate in two weeks, on Nov. 28 in St. Petersburg, Fla. They aren't scheduled for another debate until two months later -- on Jan. 30 in Simi Valley, Calif.