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It was a surprise both because it hadn't been telegraphed and also because NBC had previously said neither candidate would appear due to laws requiring equal time for all candidates running. There is nothing obscure about those laws, and NBC specifically referenced them earlier this year to explain why they wouldn't host either candidate. But there are two close races NBC wanted to influence: the presidential race, and also the Virginia Senate race in which Tim Caine faces a difficult reelection battle against a strong Republican Hung Cao. So NBC...
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