Posted on 12/08/2011 9:24:06 PM PST by Steelfish
Donald Trump Debate Now Just A Two-Man Affair
By Michael A. Memoli December 8, 2011 Is it too late to fire the moderator?
Two more Republican candidates -- Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry -- said thanks but no thanks to an invitation to participate in an Iowa debate managed by real estate mogul Donald Trump.
The Dec. 27 affair has now just two committed participants, one at the top of the GOP field and one distant aspirant, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, respectively.
Perry's campaign said he plans to focus his efforts on traditional retail campaigning in the closing weeks. His campaign announced plans for a 44-town bus tour starting next week.
Bachmann, who earlier this week had expressed reservations about Trump's impartiality, officially RSVPd no Thursday.
Conservative media group Newsmax announced last week it had partnered with Ion Television to host a debate, and had chosen Trump as the moderator.
Before the Perry and Bachmann announcements, Trump acknowledged that his role had given candidates pause.
"People are afraid that I'm going to run as an independent candidate and some of the people that are supposed to be in the debate have expressed that. And I don't want to give up that option, because it certainly is an option," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
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Donald Trump, I’m not sure how to put this to you. You are an non entity. Do you understand?
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It may piss him off enough to become a bundler for the winner.
Two-man affair? Those two egos make up a whole battalion. Lets not forget about that dude Rick.
It's be Perot all over again becaue most all of the votes he would get would be taken from the GOP candidate.
He knows this...and its all about hiom and not the good of the country.
Please Santorum bow out of this nonsense. You don’t need this. Let Newt be up there in all his glory......Egomaniac. I am so proud of the others to tell Trump to go pound sand.
[ Donald Trump Debate Now Just A Two-Man Affair ]
No way.. those that DON’T show up will be exposed..
I’m waiting.. Sure hope Bachmann is not so dumb to not show up..
Absolutely correct! Santorum needs to bow out of this fiasco.
It hink all the others are just chickensh!t.
If the candidates refuse to address Trump’s concerns they can KMA. He has put them out on the table. Any candidate that doesn’t have the nerve to face Trump will get skewered by Obama.
This is great for Santorum! He will finally get some time to articulate his ideas. I have always liked him and would like to hear more than just a soundbite in regard to his ideas.
Agree.
That could be his angle.
I’ll watch it..if for no other reason to see a 2 man debate.
When all the other candidates snub the late night comediens..I’ll take them seriously.
Good. Trump is a moron. But who is still hanging on to be in the debate ... Newt. No surprise.
On this we agree, naps. Rick Santorum needs to get far away from this carnival. Let Newt and the Pompous Pompadour have their Lovefest alone.
She was thinking about it...but Mitt told her NO!
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