There have been so many that they're all blurring together. And I periodically am surprised to hear there was another one. Eg the CNN-Heritage Foundation Debate in DC's Constitution Hall, where the radio stations that afternoon were all discussing serious traffic delays due to an "event", but I only found out much later that night that it was because there was a debate. That's probably because they were afraid of being targeted by Occupy, and the media chose to play along so that all those Heritage Foundation puppets could get dropped off by their limos in peace.
I guess I could go do the research, and cross-index the number of primary candidate debates this year, with past election years, but hell, I'm lazy. I'll trust in the crowdsource. But also, shouldn't the media be talking about this? Am I crazy, or is this abnormal?
Theories after the jump - feel free to contribute yours...