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postheadericon With schedule change, GOP will hold 3 Iowa debates in 9 days

The Des Moines Register/PBS Newshour Republican debate has been moved to Dec. 19 to accommodate the state's rescheduled caucus date, the paper announced Friday.

The debate was originally scheduled for Jan. 12, but Iowa moved up their contest from Feb. 3 to Jan. 3 after Florida Republicans moved their primary to Jan. 31. The moves of Florida and Nevada, which moved its caucus to mid-January, have thrown the early Republican primary schedule into chaos.

There will now be three debates in Iowa over just nine days â€" an ABC News debate on Dec. 10 in Des Moines, a Fox News debate on Dec. 15, and the Register/PBS debate on Dec. 19.

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