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February 03, 2016

NAFCU to monitor week's debates

NAFCU will monitor tonight's Democratic debate, set for 9 p.m. Eastern at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, as well as Saturday's Republican debate, set for 8 p.m. Eastern at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

NAFCU staff will watch for any discussion that may arise relating to credit unions or credit union issues. The debate tonight will be hosted by MSNBC, while the debate Saturday will be hosted by ABC.

The debates are the first to follow the Iowa caucuses on Monday, where Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Republican caucus with 27.6 percent of the vote and 8 delegates, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton edged out Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., with 49.9 percent of the vote and 23 delegates compared to his 49.6 percent and 21 delegates.

The New Hampshire primary election will be held next week on Feb. 9.

The lineup for the Republican debate on Saturday will be announced today.

Credit unions watching both debates can follow NAFCU for updates at @NAFCU on twitter or by using the hashtag #DemDebate for Democratic debate and #GOPdebate for the Republican debate.