Posted on 01/13/2022 4:57:28 PM PST by MAGA2017
This may be the end of presidential debates as we have known them.
The Republican National Committee has informed the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has hosted presidential and vice presidential debates for general elections for over three decades, that it will change its rules to prohibit the party's nominees from participating in CPD debates.
In a letter dated Thursday, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel outlines many objections and accuses the CPD of stonewalling the RNC's requested changes to the process and of being biased. Her letter includes a number of suggestions for fixes.
"The RNC has shared our concerns with the CPD in good faith, carefully documenting why the party and its voters have lost faith in your organization, and we have proposed commonsense reforms that would restore trust in the debates process," McDaniel writes. "Unfortunately, neither the tone nor substance of your latest response inspires confidence that the CPD will meaningfully address the serious issues which the RNC has raised."
As a result, McDaniel writes, the RNC "will initiate the process of amending the Rules of the Republican Party at our upcoming Winter Meeting to prohibit future Republican nominees from participating in CPD-sponsored debates."
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Good.
Three decades? And they just now are figuring this out?
When the playing field is leveled and James O’Keefe is moderating I’ll start watching again.
It’s a start, but what will Chris Wallass do to kneecap Republican campaigns?
He already left Fox so...just be preachin’ to tha choir from now on
Endlisch!
Finally.
I was thinking the same thing.
Well that was 50 years too late. Let’s hope they can keep it up.
100% agree.
“will initiate the process of amending the Rules of the Republican Party at our upcoming Winter Meeting to prohibit future Republican nominees from participating in CPD-sponsored debates.”
Excellent! Republican voters have been ignored and disenfranchised for far too long. Republican candidates should not be allowed to participate in debates without the consideration of their constituents, namely Republican voters. I’m tired of the Chris Christies of the world thinking that they can enter the liberal lions den and win any debate. He and others like him had no consideration for the views and opinions of the party’s constituents that he purported to represent. The debates shouldn’t be about the candidates. They should be about the voters.
Any article talking about what, “the Republicans,” are threatening is nothing but Clickbait. The Republicans don’t have the courage to stand up to their own shadows. Let me know when they actually do something.
I suspect they’re just using this for leverage. It would be foolish for the Republican candidate to skip all debates. They usually win them, despite the bias.
Odd time to broach this subject. Methinks this is the RNC throwing some GOTV red meat to the base for the midterms.
About time. Lincoln and Douglas didn’t need a committee. Just have the two candidates ask each other questions.
About time.
Well, they need to make changes such as allowing the GOP of the candidate himself decide who is moderating. In fact, there should be three: Have your typical liberal there as always but get someone there like a Sean Hannity, Lars Larson Charles Tucker, Daniel Henninger and a wildcard like a Joe Rogan.
Three decades? And they just now are figuring this out?
Richard Nixon figured it out long before that.
Ronna McDaniel needs to go. She has been an unmitigated disaster as RNC Chair.
She IS her uncle’s (Pierre Delecto) niece.
Cool, how long before they walk this back?
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