This Arena Has 11,000 Seats But 10,000 Will Be Empty During the GOP Debate

By Rachel Estabrook - OCTOBER 27, 2015 5:53 PM ET



While millions will watch the third Republican presidential debate on TV, just a thousand people will get tickets to see the event in person in the massive Coors Events Center on the scenic University of Colorado campus in Boulder.

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The first Republican candidate debate in Cleveland had a large amount of empty seats too — about 4,500 seats were filled in a 20,000-seat arena.

Lynch says the Republican National Committee also gets 200 seats, the presidential candidates on stage will each get some, CNBC will keep some for itself and the University of Colorado will get 150 seats.

That's not nearly enough for University of Colorado senior Aaron Estevez-Miller.

"The undergraduate student body is over 30,000 people strong," said Estevez-Miller, noting that doesn't include faculty, staff or graduate students.

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