Posted on 10/31/2015 5:15:53 PM PDT by Ziva
It does not often happen. On November 1, 2015, rare comity will occur among most of the Republican Presidential candidates. Campaign representatives will meet to plan the best way to handle their common enemy—the mainstream media in future debates.
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This was supposed to be a debate about business and economic policies. How was it possible for moderator John Harwood to ask a vacuous touchy-feely question of Mike Huckabee as “when you look at him [Donald Trump], do you see someone with the moral authority to unite the country?” Understandably, the crowd booed the question, and other candidates chimed in with their astonished disapproval of such a tactic.
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The third debate debacle has led the Republican Presidential candidates to form a coalition. The meeting is being arranged by campaign advisers for Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, and Lindsey Graham. Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio. and Rick Santorum are expected to send representatives as well, and this list may be extended. It is doubtful that John Kasich's people will attend since he “thought they [CNBC debate moderators] did a good job.” The RNC is not invited.
The goal of the coalition appears to be taking control of and responsibility for the debates from the RNC. The candidates want the debates to enhance the stature of all of them, improving the chances that one of them will eventually be elected as President. With the RNC controlling the debates, it is unclear what their goal has been, but it does not seem to be in the interest of any, let alone all, of the candidates. …
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Notice the absence of Cruz in that list????
Yes, I did notice the absence of Cruz. Online sources did not refer to him at all, which does not necessarily mean Cruz will not participate. That is why I added the comment that the list may be extended. I would be surprised if Cruz were not represented.
“That could come Sunday, when all but one campaign has agreed to meet in the Washington, D.C., area, to discuss wresting control of the debate process from the Republican National Committee. One source told NBC News that “only the Cruz campaign has not confirmed.”
A very lively option, IMHO.Another option would be to do it on the Excellence In Broadcasting radio network.
Which would actually do both, if the dittocam were made free for a day . . .Radio has the virtue of focusing more on what is said, vs superficial appearances.
The internet has the virtue of enabling a speaker to use visual aids.I want debates to be moderated by nothing but chess timers to equally allocate the time among the speakers. With the proviso that if nobody has their mike on, everybody’s time declines. But at rate proportional to his/her time remaining, so that the incentive to hoard time to dominate at the end is counterbalanced.
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