Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton makes a point as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, reatcs during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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FLINT, MI -- How to get tickets for the Sunday, March 6, Democratic presidential debate at The Whiting Auditorium has been one of the most frequently asked questions around Flint for the last few weeks.

The state Democratic Party said tickets have been handed out to local residents and politicians, but there were no more available to the general public to the 8 p.m. CNN debate in partnership with MLive and The Flint Journal.

TJ Helmstetter, spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee, said CNN has made several hundred tickets available to the Flint residents, with the DNC also handing out tickets to a wide variety of people on a local, state, and national level.

"As with all of our debates, tickets have been made available through a variety of stakeholders, including the two presidential campaigns, the state Democratic party, the University of Michigan-Flint, and CNN, and that process always includes the people who live in and represent the cities and states that host us," he said.

The debate itself came after Flint was thrust onto a national spotlight due to its ongoing water crisis, with recent visits by Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the city, as well as Republican challenger John Kasich in Grand Blanc Township ahead of Thursday's debate in Detroit.