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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Roger that.
Mark Levin, Ted Nugent and Rush Limbaugh as the moderators at the next debate would be a good change.
You may have missed Kasich praising the moderators afterwards. He thought they did a great job. Yep.
I have no problem with follow up questions when the candidates don’t answer the question asked or if the candidate lies. Answer the question.
IMO, if a candidate doesn’t know how to respond to some weak tea ‘journalist’ ... that candidate ain’t ready for the big chair.
This is especially true during a live event. I want to see and hear candidates myself ... unedited ... without some body telling me what the candidate said. I also do not need to hear from some lame ass focus group about what was said.
Cannot stand the droopy eyed smarmy vibe that drips off of him. This rah rah we are on the same team let’s change the world crap is Carson trying to act like a front runner. Truth be told that Mannatech “rumor” he’s upset about may have a damning video to back it up.
if someone really and truly does want to change the idiotic debate system, they need to start rattling rinse’s cage. He signed off on it.
Yeah, Priebus needs to be fired.
Missed that.
I couldn’t stomach any more of CNBC for one night so I grabbed the remote before Kasich even finished his closing statement.
Actually, I think that’s the first time I EVER tuned in to CNBC.
I’m not a committed Cruz supporter (or anyone supporter) at this time.
BUT...I live in Texas and am very familiar with Cruz. He has a history of being a fighter.
It has nothing to do with Trump.
Collusion. Gotta love it. Lib heads explode. Let’s go around these f-tards, for once.
The moderators for the Democrat debates should be Sean Hannity, Laura Ingram, Mike Savage, Mark Levine, and Rush Limbaugh, to offset the leftist operatives who now control the debates, Republican and Democrat.
Carson: I lied during the debate, but lookee over here!
That tells you he is there as a 100% Trump Hater!
I think they did that pretty well last night...about time!
Related thread, begun after some of us were discussing this last night, on the debate thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3354327/posts
I’s like to see someone like Newt Gingrich, Tom Cotton, or Jim Demint as the moderator, with maybe Levin as a panelist. Pick someone moderate too, so the thing can’t be criticized as merely a conservative love fest. Somehow, guarantee substantive questions.
To have a mostly conservative panel, my guess is that this may have to be a non-GOPe event, and then the question is which candidates will show up.
The activist prebiusly known as Reince.
You’re right. They had their shot and it just ain’t working for them.
YES!
I like that... we can do this...
ASK MY ASS!
Demand! I’m surprised Trump hasn’t, it is his style.
Looking forward to what develops.
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