evidence: "This is a hugely consequential moment in this campaign," said David Chalian, CNN’s vice president and political director. "It’s the earliest presidential debate ever. It’s obviously a huge privilege and a huge responsibility for CNN to host it." [...] Choosing public service over pure profit, CNN offered to let other networks carry the debate feed; ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, PBS and C-SPAN will all do so. The other networks also have the right to sell their own ad time during the two commercial breaks. [...] "Our job is simply to make sure that we are best prepared to facilitate and moderate the debate between the candidates," Chalian said. "That is our focus. I really try not to pay too much attention to the pre-spin or post-spin. I’m really focused on the debate itself."