Reporters Working Democratic Debate Are Getting What You Might Call a Chilly Reception

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Reporters covering the Democratic presidential debate Saturday evening were given what you call a chilly reception.

They're working from an ice rink.

“Dress warmly,” a spokeswoman for ABC News advised credentialed reporters in an email.

No joke. Here's the ice rink we're in for the #DemDebate. #ReportersOnIce pic.twitter.com/S2J3ddbbqh

— Kate Scanlon (@kgscanlon) December 19, 2015

aerial view #DemDebate #ReportersOnIce pic.twitter.com/NLeSFF1udf

— Kate Scanlon (@kgscanlon) December 19, 2015

It was nice of @ABC to give us these because the media filing room for the #DemDebate IS AN ICE RINK #ReportersOnIce pic.twitter.com/LPJJiOgIxj

— Kate Scanlon (@kgscanlon) December 19, 2015

Although they were nice enough to put football on for us in the meantime #DemDebate #ReportersOnIce pic.twitter.com/cCJoG3ditN

— Kate Scanlon (@kgscanlon) December 19, 2015

Follow @theblaze for coverage of tonight's #DemDebate. @kgscanlon reporting from the ice rink... Seriously: https://t.co/9Bw0qAdPvm

— Tré Goins-Phillips (@tregp) December 19, 2015

You know it's going to be a cold debate when there are hand warmers inside! The press filing on an ice rink tonight. pic.twitter.com/SyXADxkU3w

— Kristen Welker (@kwelkernbc) December 19, 2015

Reporters covering the Dem debate Sat. have just been informed that the media filing center will be in a hockey rink, so "dress warmly."

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur)

December 17, 2015

Chilling free speech https://t.co/lim09681yr

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) December 17, 2015

Hand warmers for reporters at the ice rink filing center. pic.twitter.com/uuS9r6xHfE

— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) December 19, 2015

The media filing room is an ice rink. #ChillingEffects #DemDebate https://t.co/NFMw4sf4sx pic.twitter.com/mdeWbxPNBG

— IAN (@iservin) December 19, 2015

Hand warmers for our all night sesh in the media filing center--an ice rink. Thanks, @TheDemocrats! Ha. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/afHCmyqjTl

— Weijia Jiang (@WeijiaJiangTV)

December 19, 2015

The three remaining Democratic presidential candidates – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley — will square off Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Students are assisting with final rehearsals for tonight's #DemDebate. Everything looks good! pic.twitter.com/VEOB8WADt5

— Saint Anselm College (@SaintAnselm) December 19, 2015

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