Posted on 10/15/2015 11:27:14 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
An aide to Donald J. Trump has raised the possibility of the candidate not attending the next Republican presidential debate unless the criteria set by CNBC is changed, according to two people briefed on a conference call where the matter was discussed on Thursday.
Several campaigns are unhappy with the criteria that has been set by CNBC, including the lack of opening and closing statements, and, as of now, the lack of a set length of time for the Oct. 28 debate at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo., according to those briefed.
The concerns were aired in an initial conference call held on Wednesday. Aides to Ben Carson and Senator Rand Paul expressed unhappiness on that call, as did representatives of other campaigns.
So in a follow-up call held on Thursday, aides to Senator Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee joined in seeking to clarify the rules. And Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager for Mr. Trump, raised the possibility that the candidate may not attend if the criteria isn’t changed, the people briefed on the call said.
Mr. Lewandowski, in an interview, said: “The criteria that was outlined by CNBC was never discussed with any of the candidates or the campaigns. So what CNBC did was send out a memo and said, ‘Here’s the criteria as you have approved them and that went out to all the campaigns. We said we never agreed to this criteria.'”
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Thanks, Donald, I have made APB part of my very soul.
Good. Time the GOPe learn to not allow the Leftist media to control the Debate.
The TDS afflicted will Trump a quitter.
EXACTLY. After the Democrat “Circle Jerk” this week, screw the media. Make them host the debate YOU want.
Let OAN do a debate— give ratings where its deserved. Scrooge the lieberals at MSNBC-— morons spewing nothing but communism.
Asked, now answered.
How about a Democrat debate with Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and Sean Hannity the moderators?
You asked Trump, and I will....
BOYCOTT NEXT DEBATE!!!
Go Trump Go!!!
Pretty ballzy move that will only to his support. The MSM is being marginalized more and more everyday.
If there are no opening and closing statements, the candidates are totally at the mercy of the agenda of those running the show.
Insult the networks, 100 points
Insult the GOP, 1,000 points
LOVE THIS GUY...!!!
That's hilarious, and a perfect analogy—except, those guys are smart. . .
But hang on, you're onto something. Why doesn't Rush host the next GOP debate? The ratings would be astronomical.
Yes. Trump is in charge. No Trump, no viewers. If they want the ratings they will accommodate him. This is why he is ahead in the polls. I can just hear the heads exploding over at CNBC. Now imagine this same posture with China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
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I’m a Cruz guy, but I love the way Trump takes the thunder from the biased media. BTW - he is the only candidate that can get more attention by sitting this out than by participating.
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