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With the third party Presidential debate coming very soon, Ballot Access News, written by third party access expert Richard winger, had a post, “Larry King Says Commission on Presidential Debates Should Invite All Candidates on the Ballot in at Least 40 States“, where more information on the Free & Equal debate can be found.  Larry King is going to host the debate that will be help at 8pm on October 23rd:

Politico, in this article, quotes Larry King as saying that the Commission on Presidential Debates ought to invite every presidential candidate who is on in at least 40 states. The article also publicizes the Free & Equal debate that will be held in Chicago on the evening of October 23 at 8 p.m central time. The article says that debate will be carried on C-SPAN, and of course King is the moderator for that debate. Third Party Debate, coming soon.

From the Politico article, “Larry King hosts third-party faceoff“:

“I would say if you’re on the ballot in 40 states, you should be in the debates,” King told POLITICO. “And Gary Johnson is, and therefore in my opinion he should have been in these debates. You’re on the ballot in 40 states, absolutely.”

King said he realizes the issues the debate commission and the TV networks would face if they invited every independent candidate — “I mean what are you going to do, are you going to have eight candidates on running for president?”

And King agreed to moderate the Tuesday event in order to give all the independent candidates “a voice” they’ve been denied thus far in the 2012 campaign, he said. For the independent candidates who have confirmed they’ll attend the Chicago debate — Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson — this is their sole chance to present their platforms to voters on a major stage.