Posted on 11/07/2007 11:10:48 AM PST by tmp02
Republican Party of Iowa: To host presidential debate in Des Moines 11/6/2007
Contact: Mary Tiffany (515) 282-8105
Debate to be nationally televised by FOX NEWS CHANNEL
The Republican Party of Iowa announced today that it will hold its presidential debate at Hy-Vee Hall in downtown Des Moines. The event, to be held the evening of December 4, 2007, will be the first debate in Iowa to be televised by FOX News Channel this election season, as well as the first debate sponsored by the Republican Party of Iowa.
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Ray Hoffmann said, "With the caucuses less than a month away, our December 4 debate will be very telling to Iowans and the nation. We are thrilled to be having this event in central Iowa, and right in downtown Des Moines which will be the epicenter on caucus night."
The debate will be limited to those candidates who have satisfied the following criteria:
1. Announced a formal campaign for President: and
2. Filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission; and
3. Met all U.S. constitutional requirements; and
4. Garnered at least 5% of the national electorate as determined by an average of the most recent national telephone polls of registered voters conducted by non-partisan public opinion polling organizations leading up to the registration deadline as determined by Fox News Channel and the Republican Party of Iowa or garnered an average of at least 5% in the most recent polls of Iowa voters conducted by the American Research Group and the Des Moines Register.
Sorry if this has already been poster. From timebomb.
Here are the latest polls in the nation and Iowa. http://americanresearchgroup.com/
and Iowa
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=iowapoll07
These are all the contacts in IOWA with the GOP:
Ray Hoffmann Chairman Sioux City rayhoffmann@iowagop.org
Leon Mosley Co Chairman Waterloo lmosley7@mchsi.com
Chuck Laudner Executive Director Des Moines claudner@iowagop.org
Paula Dierenfeld Legal Counsel Des Moines psd@nyemaster.com
Kathy Pearson Pres. IFRW Cedar Rapids kpearson@kaas-emp.com
Phyllis Kelly National Committeewoman Charles City phyllisk@fiai.net
Steve Roberts National Committeeman Des Moines steveroberts@lawiowa.com
Karl Gilbertson Cedar Falls guntherg@cfu.net
Lisa Smith Secretary Ottumwa jlsGOPFan@hotmail.com
Steve Scheffler West Des Moines SLScheffler@aol.com
Dan Nicholson Dubuque danielenicholson@mchsi.com
Mark Lucas Wilton mlucas@netins.net
Loras Schulte Norway loras007@southslope.net
John Ortega Bettendorf johnjortega@msn.com
Bill Vernon Cedar Rapids bvernon@moyerbergman.com
Ted Sporer Clive TFSporer@sporerlaw.com
David Jamison Ames ddj28@mchsi.com
Bill Anderson Sioux City wra1977@cableone.net
Bonnie Hall Boone bonniehall@signatureblue.com
Reid Houser Treasurer Treynor reid.houser@sitel.com
Larry Smith Truro thebizpro@hotmail.com
Dave Raak Hospers phoner@nethtc.net
Cool!
I think they should let Paul in. For entertainment value if nothing else.
}:-)4
Welcome to the 98% of America, Fox News.
My thinking too.
Maybe Al Jazeera will let him on.
Figures. Fox News also isn't telling us the truth about crop circles and Area 51.
/need I?
I agree. I wish they would let him talk more.
What took them so long?
Would be nice if 3rd tiers would back out and leave Rudy McRomney to fight with Fred without all the distractions.
I like Hunter but it is embarrassing that they leave him in the corner and ask him a question every 5 of everyone else.
It’s about time.
By your logic they are also against Hunter and Tancredo. By the way, Paul was at 5% in a poll out today.
For stealing Dem thunder?
Ron Paul is an IDIOT and not even a “Real” Republican... much less presidential material.
It’s about time they start narrowing the field.
So am I!
Ron Paul = R.P. = Ross Perot, except I think Ross was a little more mentally stable the Ron ,"My Favorite Martian", Paul.
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