Six candidates to participate in historic 2008 S.C. GOP Presidential Candidates Debate (No Hunter)

SC GOP ^ | 1/9/08 | Staff

[Pinkbell]

This sucks. I hate FOX. You can’t get anywhere when excluded from the debates. He worked hard in NH and ended up with nothing. I love Duncan Hunter, and I’m still going to support him, but I really don’t think he’s going to have a shot.

[Guenevere]

bttt

[TheLion]

Thursday night debate in SC Jan 10th!

[MHT]

No, five candidates and one major distraction named “Ron Paul”.

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

Everybody’s unavailable.

What a bunch of cowards!

SC is proud of their heritage.

Tell them they’re acting like doormats for elite New Yorkers and shafting a military veteran for a liberal pos.

[Califreak]

I can see it and it breaks my heart!

[dragnet2]

The RNC has picked their man McCain!

My exact thoughts.

[Little_GTO]

Come on, put on your thinking cap. It’s not that hard.

[AuntB]

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people...of the characters and conduct of their rulers." —John Adams

[curiosity]

Hunter doesn’t belong, but neither does Ron Paul.

[Dante3]

It is outrageous that Hunter is excluded. MSM is determined to push McCain/Huckabee/Rudy down our throats. It is too early in the game to exclude anyone.

[Fresh Wind]

Why no Hunter? - he makes more sense than the rest of them!

You answered your own question!

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

Their top tier marionettes are McCain and Giuliani.

[Jokelahoma]

No, it isn't, which is why I wonder why you're stalling. I've already stated I would stick with exactly the criteria they used - prior primary finish OR national polling percentage. Your turn.

[Little_GTO]

Informed Public Bump

[Little_GTO]

Ok, I’ll give you a hint. Take a look at the list posted up-thread, here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1950953/posts?page=164#164

Now tell me which people on that list are nationally recognized candidates that have not dropped out?

Your task is to figure out a definition of “nationally recognized” that is not based on poll data or prior state election results.

[AmericanInTokyo]

It is funny, isn it?

They push us in a corner.

They black us out during natonal news coverage. (Few stories, or just ridiculing references, photoshopping debate photos to just show the Congressman's elbow, with the "annointed choices" only clearly shown.)

Then they leave us out of debates, even though our guy is a multi-termed GOP Congressman with delegates already.

And then the ICING ON THE CAKE. What I call the "you've gotta lotta nerve!" moment:

They come, handwringing to us in late October, PLEADING FOR US TO VOTE FOR THE GOP NOMINEE, otherwise they say the election will go to the big bad Democrats.

If this isn't playing us for fools and disrespecting us, I don't know what is.

Under that kind of environment, who WOULD among us Duncan Hunter supporters get behind a RINO in the general election if there were a Conservative, ballot qualified Alternative??

[NordP]

This is getting RIDICULOUS!!!

[Jokelahoma]

Except the South Carolina Republicans didn't mention "nationally recognized", did they? And how does that get measured? If one person in each state recognizes your name, you're in? After all, that's "recognition", is it not? That "one person" rule would explain the 1% in the polls, but does it qualify one for a debate? I'm afraid if "natioally recognized" is your criteria, you'll have to further define what "nationally recognized" really means.

As I said to pissant, I understand that you're peeved Hunter is left out. But there's little in their criteria that would count as "dirty tricks" or any other conspiracy. If, after campaigning for months and having completed three state races, you can't poll better than 5% nationally, you haven't a prayer. All Hunter had to do to make this a moot point was finish in the top five in NH, OR -- not and, but OR -- poll at 5% in the polls nationally. He didn't.

[La Enchiladita]

Thanks Lion.