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Huckabee on the next debate: 'No rules'
Washington Examiner ^ | By David M. Drucker 10/11/15 12:01 AM | David M. Drucker

Posted on 10/17/2015 5:34:48 PM PDT by Mozilla

Mike Huckabee is done playing by the rules.

The former Arkansas governor received less airtime during the Republican presidential debate broadcast by CNN in September than all but one of the 10 other candidates he shared the stage with, During the nearly three-hour prime time program, Huckabee received just 6.9 percent of talk time allotted to the 11 candidates. Only Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who exited the 2016 race a few days later, spoke less.

Huckabee, who spent seven years hosting his own nationally televised Fox News show and is hardly a wallflower, is determined not to let that happen again when Republicans gather in Boulder, Colo., this month for the third debate. In an interview Friday, the Huckabee campaign said the Arkansan would assert himself on stage, even if that means ignoring the CNBC moderators and the debate rules they establish.

"We're definitely not going to allow what happened in the CNN debate to happen again," Huckabee advisor Hogan Gidley said. "The governor has always been respectful of the rules and the process but he's going to get his point across."

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The debates have presented perils unique to this campaign. Never before has the candidate field been so crowded so as to make it impossible to include all them on one debate stage. But even if you secure a spot in prime time and avoid being relegated to the happy hour debate, there's the issue of getting airtime. With so many contenders participating in the main event, there's no guarantee that airtime will be distributed evenly.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; debate; election2016; huckabee
Wanted to post Huckabee's take on the upcoming debate. It sounds like he was also unhappy with the CNN format.
1 posted on 10/17/2015 5:34:48 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: Mozilla

“Huckabee received just 6.9 percent of talk time”

He is polling at 3%. He got more time than he should have.


2 posted on 10/17/2015 5:39:44 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20
Maybe they'll let him do some pickin' and grinnin' before the debates.


3 posted on 10/17/2015 5:41:15 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: COBOL2Java

It would be better than listening to him speak.


4 posted on 10/17/2015 5:43:14 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Mozilla
Why is Mike Huckabee still invited to the next debate? Even the NBA and the NHL tell the teams that lose a playoff series to go home. Huck should go back to his Saturday night Fox News show.

Whether it's 5% or out, or below the margin of error, at some point the guys with no support should be removed. If Lindsey Graham wants to play dress-up and pretend that he is a contender, it should be in the lobby at the local Courtyard, not a major venue with cameras.

5 posted on 10/17/2015 5:44:13 PM PDT by Bernard (The Road To Hell is not paved with good results.)
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No rules might work is there were only 2 or 3 candidates.

You get 10-11 on the stage, all trying to talk over each other, it would turn into a circus. The Media might love that, the viewers wouldn’t.


6 posted on 10/17/2015 5:46:21 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Bernard

They should come up with a way to eliminate.

After the first debate, only those getting 2% or more could be at the second.

After the second, only those those getting 3% or could participate in the next debate.

Then, 4% or more.

8% or more.

16% or more.

That should get the stage down to the 2 or 3 real contenders.


7 posted on 10/17/2015 5:52:10 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Mozilla

Rules? There's no rules in a knife fight!

8 posted on 10/17/2015 5:52:38 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: Mozilla

Huck should be kiddie-tabled.


9 posted on 10/17/2015 5:56:33 PM PDT by samtheman (2014: Voters elect Repubs to congress... 2015: Repubs defund NOTHING... 2016: Trump/(Cruz or Palin))
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To: Mozilla

Huckleberry Hound needs to drop out like the rest of the deadwood like Pataki, Christie, Kasich, etc.


10 posted on 10/17/2015 6:08:34 PM PDT by mkjessup ("Hillary was an unethical, dishonest lawyer and a liar which is why she was fired" - Jerry Zeifman)
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To: Bernard

“Huck should go back to his Saturday night Fox News show.”

Why, so he could “help” FNC as they try to torpedo Trump? He simply needs to just go away!


11 posted on 10/17/2015 6:18:35 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Mozilla

Ok, no rules and no one with less then 5% average in the polls on the stage to waste our time.


12 posted on 10/17/2015 6:24:14 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered.)
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To: Mozilla

So...
He’s taking on the Carly strategy.


13 posted on 10/17/2015 6:25:10 PM PDT by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: jospehm20

I agree, maybe if we all donated $5.00 he would go far away.


14 posted on 10/17/2015 6:28:14 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: jospehm20

He sounded like he was falling asleep waiting for his next question.


15 posted on 10/17/2015 7:12:51 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: TomGuy

The media would love more fighting. Play the clips constantly.


16 posted on 10/17/2015 7:19:55 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: Mozilla

Huckabee should not be part of any further debates.


17 posted on 10/17/2015 7:34:11 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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