Posted on Jan 14, 2022
Republicans threaten to skip traditional general election debates
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This may be the end of presidential debates as we have known them.
The Republican National Committee has informed the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has hosted presidential and vice presidential debates for general elections for over three decades, that it will change its rules to prohibit the party's nominees from participating in CPD debates.
In a letter dated Thursday, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel outlines many objections and accuses the CPD of stonewalling the RNC's requested changes to the process and of being biased. Her letter includes a number of suggestions for fixes.
This may be the end of presidential debates as we have known them.
The Republican National Committee has informed the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has hosted presidential and vice presidential debates for general elections for over three decades, that it will change its rules to prohibit the party's nominees from participating in CPD debates.
In a letter dated Thursday, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel outlines many objections and accuses the CPD of stonewalling the RNC's requested changes to the process and of being biased. Her letter includes a number of suggestions for fixes.
Republicans threaten to skip traditional general election debates
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Good!
The Committee needs to go away.
The way they lock out the lesser parties is shameful and a CLEAR effort to lock the two major parties into an either/or power dynamic, stifling competition.
The Committee needs to go away.
The way they lock out the lesser parties is shameful and a CLEAR effort to lock the two major parties into an either/or power dynamic, stifling competition.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
CW4 Guy Butler right. And when you are coming from a minor party, how do you get to 15% if you can't get on the stage? Especially when media continually covers the races as if there are only two parties. As do many of the very polls the commission is relying on.
It is a de facto block of any but the big two.
It is a de facto block of any but the big two.
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CW4 Guy Butler
SFC Casey O'Mally Ask Ross Perot. He managed it. Most third party candidates today are about as exciting as a wet ball of yarn and don’t seem to try very hard. Kanye West, for instance…
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CW4 Guy Butler
SFC Casey O'Mally Ask Ross Perot. He managed it. Most third party candidates today are about as exciting as a wet ball of yarn and don’t seem to try very hard. Kanye West, for instance…
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SFC Casey O'Mally
CW4 Guy Butler In 2016 Gary Johnson was exciting, had a good message, and was gaining support. Until the debates when he was sidelined and eventually withered.
I am not saying he would have won. But he had a very real chance of capturing a state or two.
I am not saying he would have won. But he had a very real chance of capturing a state or two.
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