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UPDATE: Democrats Debate in Spanish on Univision

UPDATE – More substantial coverage from AP via Washington Post.

UPDATE – AP via New York Times Debate Coverage

Miami Herald Pre-Debate Article

UPDATE – According to The Washington Times:


Panic in the press room

“Are we going to have audio?”
“Vamos a tener audio?”

Reporters who didn’t speak Spanish were already anxious about the translation devices that didn’t quite fit in our ears. (Porque soy de California, yo hablo un poquito Espanol.)

But 90 seconds before the forum began tonight, the Media Room had no sound – not in Spanish, English or French. Nada.

Spanish- and English-speaking reporters in the room erupted in a panic, sending University of Miami staff scrambling to try and fix the feed. What most reporters heard for the first 16 minutes of the debate was static – both from the closed television feed and from the translation device. … (MORE)

You can watch it HERE

They are at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. I understand enough to know that the candidates are being asked about Cuba and Fidel Castro.

MSNBC article

I’m not seeing live-blogging.

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