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Despite Pressure ABC News Doesn't Budge, Refuses to Allow Carly Fiorina to Debate Saturday
Townhall.com ^ | February 5, 2016 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 02/05/2016 7:32:21 AM PST by Kaslin

ABC News announced the lineup for Saturday's GOP presidential debate in Manchester late Thursday evening. Seven candidates will take the stage just three days before the New Hampshire primary. For Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will not be one of them despite beating rivals John Kasich and Chris Christie in the Iowa caucus. She's also beating Dr. Ben Carson in New Hampshire polling. 

.@ABC reveals Republican candidates participating in Saturday's #GOPDebate https://t.co/phaAPdGLAh pic.twitter.com/VHuGgmlBd4— ABCNews PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 5, 2016

Fiorina is responding with accusations the "game is rigged."

"I've been telling you the game is rigged. And here's even more proof: The people of Iowa voted in an election this week, and I beat the establishment's guys. Tens of thousands of you stood with us yesterday to demand a fair debate. But Disney's ABC and the RNC have decided to keep me off the debate stage this weekend, caving to pressure from the same establishment candidates we beat who are afraid to debate me," Fiorina sent out in a campaign email Friday morning. "This isn't about me. It’s about you. It's about the people of New Hampshire who are about to vote. This is emblematic of the power that is being taken away from you every day?—?by the political class, the media establishment, and the bureaucracy. They don't want your votes to count. They don't want your voice to be heard. The network of George Stephanopoulos wants to tell you to sit down and shut up and elect Hillary Clinton."

"Well, guess what? ABC and the RNC and other candidates may keep me off that stage. But I will not be silenced. Our government is broken, and we know the establishment isn’t going to fix it. It's time to stand together and say we won't back down," she continued.

Yesterday New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney publicly advocated on Fiorina's behalf.

Hey @ABC: put @CarlyFiorina on the debate stage! She got more Iowa votes than John and Chris. Don't exclude only woman.— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 4, 2016



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; antihillary; carly; carlyfiorina; executive; fiorina; plannedparenthood
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To: dfwgator

AWOL again trying to suck up to the media thinking the media will like him and the party one day.
IDIOT.


41 posted on 02/05/2016 8:27:22 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Wrong. They’re not being restrictive enough. No more than 5 should be on the stage.


42 posted on 02/05/2016 8:27:27 AM PST by JediJones (Marco Rubio: When the Establishment Says Jump, He Asks How High?)
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To: IChing

Interesting link. And don’t get me wrong. Diversity just for the sake of diversity is not a good thing. In fact, it can be very harmful. But...in a political campaign diversity is a net plus.


43 posted on 02/05/2016 8:27:50 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: manc

I don’t know whose you-know-what he’s sucking, or whose incriminating pictures he has to still have his job.


44 posted on 02/05/2016 8:28:13 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Leaning Right

Di longer you verk here...diverse it gets.


45 posted on 02/05/2016 8:28:43 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Leaning Right

Same thing.


46 posted on 02/05/2016 8:30:00 AM PST by IChing
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To: JediJones

I would agree, but if you are going to have seven, you can’t exclude one.


47 posted on 02/05/2016 8:31:03 AM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

The Hillary/Sanders Debate last night on mnbc, was the first debate of the entire cycle.

The panel was not center camera, the questions were simple, policy was central, criticisms were not the central theme, and dignity was respected on the part of everyone there.

Contrary to the FOX showboat panel, always out to change history, break a few legs and cause outright chaos and damage. Divisiveness is their bread and butter at FOX.


48 posted on 02/05/2016 8:31:47 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: VOR78

Cruz has said she should be allowed in.


49 posted on 02/05/2016 8:33:07 AM PST by JediJones (Marco Rubio: When the Establishment Says Jump, He Asks How High?)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

The criteria is top 6 nationally or in NH. They would have an 8th spot for her if she met the criteria.

I would change that criteria to top 5 in the polls. not 6.


50 posted on 02/05/2016 8:34:01 AM PST by JediJones (Marco Rubio: When the Establishment Says Jump, He Asks How High?)
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To: JediJones

They had to make it top six to include Bush. The cutoff mark is always set so he could just make it.


51 posted on 02/05/2016 8:37:26 AM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: marron
I like having her on the stage. She mixes things up a little. I’m not backing her for president, but she is a good debater. Certainly better than Kasich or half the others up there.

Agreed, at least she's lucid, more than I can say about Kasich.

52 posted on 02/05/2016 8:38:29 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: USS Alaska; All

She is not #1 on my list but I have spent enough time listening to her, to say let her in!
When she answers a question it is usually precise and point on.
She, unlike Bush, Kasich, Rubio, etc, she uses her head for something other than a hat rack!
If one doesn’t want the SOS in DC then open the door to Non -establishment.
ABC & GOPe go PUAR!
R=Rope


53 posted on 02/05/2016 8:39:14 AM PST by GOYAKLA ( Pick-up the pace, I'm eighty!)
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To: JediJones

No one I know will be voting for Carly, but greater participation with Carly on stage does hurt Hillary, and helps Republicans.

The speaking time is eased, for assassinating TRUMP, and is passed around more to blow up some others.

I expect Cruz to filibuster quite a lot, if it is allowed, in order to do damage control, as South Carolina is looming.

Same with the others.


54 posted on 02/05/2016 8:39:25 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: JediJones

So what?

She isn’t going to be president, there is no reason for her to be there.

I don’t need to hear her lecture that she is Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare, because she isn’t.

I don’t need to hear her say they won’t, I will, because she isn’t gonna.

Waste of time.


55 posted on 02/05/2016 8:42:43 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: RitaOK

So true. So far the only really decent debates were the CNN at the Reagan Library and the FBN business debate.


56 posted on 02/05/2016 8:43:35 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Pollster1

Cruz is way ahead of you like he usually is of everybody.

Cruz, Carson Say They Want Fiorina On Saturday’s Debate Stage, Too
Talking Points Memo‎ - 18 hours ago


57 posted on 02/05/2016 8:46:32 AM PST by JediJones (Marco Rubio: When the Establishment Says Jump, He Asks How High?)
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To: chris37
So what? She isn’t going to be president, there is no reason for her to be there.

Then bounce Christie, Kasich, Jeb, Carson and Cruz. Only Trump and Rubio have a shot.

58 posted on 02/05/2016 8:47:44 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: chris37

What we need is for Sanders to win and then for a wealthy 1%’er millionaire/billionaire like Romney, Trump or Fiorina to run against him...

If we want to spend the entire campaign defending the merits of being super-rich instead of talking about our principles and then getting absolutely slaughtered in the election.


59 posted on 02/05/2016 8:48:33 AM PST by JediJones (Marco Rubio: When the Establishment Says Jump, He Asks How High?)
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To: 1Old Pro

Fine, but there is no reason to bounce Cruz either.

All the others, yes, waste of time.


60 posted on 02/05/2016 8:50:41 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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