Posted on 10/29/2015 4:42:02 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Thursday that he was reaching out to his fellow presidential candidates to push for changes to future debate formats, according The Washington Post and CNN.
Carson was unhappy with the CNBC Republican debate the night before, which he said was filled with "gotcha" questions designed to trip up the participants.
"Debates are supposed to be established to help the people get to know the candidate," Carson said at a post-debate news conference, The Post reported. "What it's turned into is — gotcha! That's silly."
CNN reported that Carson said flatly that the candidates "need a change of format" for the upcoming debates, though it was not clear what that would entail. His campaign released a survey to supporters asking for potential ideas. Carson's campaign manager, Barry Bennett, told the Washington Examiner's Byron York that if the Republican candidates banded together, they could successfully lobby for "wholesale change" to the format.
York quoted Bennett saying he would reach out to the rival campaign managers to begin the effort. He cited the leaders of real-estate mogul Donald Trump's and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina's campaigns as people with whom he already had relationships.
"I will call those guys and say, listen, we can choose our own network and our own format. We don't need to be led around like prize steers," Bennett said. "I think at this point, if five or six of us get together, who generate the largest portion of the audience, we can force change."
Carson was particularly unhappy with a debate question and multiple follow-ups pressing him on his relationship with Mannatech, a controversial nutritional-supplement company. The audience eventually started booing the moderators, which Carson subsequently said he was pleased with.
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The boldness in the candidates is due to Trump! Many of these things we see happening in Washington (resignations, bills, challenges to the status quo, ect) is due to Trump! Yet hardly anyone wants to credit him for the shake-up happening all over the place!!
How about a basic rule whereby the same, or similar, questions are asked of both Dem and Republican candidates?
Carson’s got that right. Cruz should be adamant about that also. Trump doesn’t seem to mind too much either way, but as he says, Trump’s more of a doer than a talker.
So true. I was just thinking today, Trump testosterone overflow is reaching some of the others.
I think they should be changed, but Carson asking????
I don’t trust him, even when I’m looking at him....
Yet Bush is immune.
Good for Carson.
Thank God America is awakening.
Fox needs to dump Gerard Baker as a moderator from the 11/10 debate. He’s not a US citizen and can’t vote!
Yes. Mostly standardized questions.
How about a basic rule whereby the same, or similar, questions are asked of both Dem and Republican candidates?
Question to Trump: why are you so much stupider than Hillary?
Question to Hillary: why are you so much smarter than Trump?
As well they should wrest control from the dufuss GOPee.
11/10 Fox debate moderator Gerard Baker in action. Barf alert.
Obama (The Messiah) by Gerard Baker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx43Fcdh7iM
Gerard Baker is one of the moderators for the 11/10 debate??? Unbelievable!
Trump and Carson should shut that down.
Reince Priebus should be fired.
I noticed that Jeb!, the mailmans son and Ronpauls little boy were the only ones who didn’t follow the lead on calling out the media and the mods.
Jeb! and John don’t want to p!ss off the only ones who pay them any attention.
I’m still not sure if Randpaul was even there last night.
Why aren’t the candidates, besides Trump and Carson, saying anything???
Gerard Baker HATES Trump. Fox should dump him immediately. And he’s not even an American citizen. And he can’t vote.
Who cares who asks? I truly think Carson and Trump will join together on this...as they have before.
Myself...I don’t put a lot of trust in any pol. Even if they are “outsiders”.
I would like to have one decent debate without the media interfering. Conversely, watching the media slap down was the high point of the debate season so far.
Can you imagine the presidential debates between Hillary and the GOP candidate? Moderator: Mrs. Clinton, why is the GOP so filled with hate?
That’s a good observation. I didn’t hear Fiorina go after after the MSM either. But I could be mistaken.
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