Fourth Democratic presidential debate to be held at Otterbein University

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 31: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) speaks while Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) (R), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and former housing secretary Julian Castro listen during the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre July 31, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. 20 Democratic presidential candidates were split into two groups of 10 to take part in the debate sponsored by CNN held over two nights at Detroits Fox Theatre. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 31: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) speaks while Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) (R), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and former housing secretary Julian Castro listen during the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre July 31, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. 20 Democratic presidential candidates were split into two groups of 10 to take part in the debate sponsored by CNN held over two nights at Detroits Fox Theatre. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The fourth Democratic presidential debate will be held in October at Otterbein University in Westerville, the Democratic National Committee announced Friday.

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The debate will be held on October 15 with the possibility for a second night, our news partners at WBNS-TV in Columbus report.

The debate will be co-hosted by CNN and the New York Times and will be moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett and by Marc Lacey of the New York Times, the station reports.

The format of the debate will be announced later.

We’ll update this story as we learn more.

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