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Fox News To Limit First Republican Presidential Debate To Top Contenders
Daily Caller ^ | 05/22/2015 | Alex Griswold

Posted on 05/22/2015 2:36:19 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: backwoods-engineer

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61 posted on 05/22/2015 7:00:25 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I like Jindal, not as the nominee per se, but a contender who should be there.


62 posted on 05/22/2015 7:16:20 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: B Knotts

Would you have 10-hour debates—or 50 debates?


63 posted on 05/22/2015 7:36:54 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Bratch

Can not believe that Cruz polls
lower than Trump


64 posted on 05/22/2015 7:46:37 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: 9YearLurker

Well, if you have 16 candidates, it’d be 8+4+2+1=15 debates. They could be done in different states.


65 posted on 05/22/2015 9:50:03 PM PDT by B Knotts (Just another Tenther)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Yes. And is given enough time to show his brilliance in explaining conservative principles and patriotism.


66 posted on 05/22/2015 10:38:51 PM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It seems to me that Cruz is hardly mentioned on FOX, I think I will donate to his cause at once.
FOX needs to change it’s stance to be more inclusive and “Fair”.


67 posted on 05/22/2015 11:17:00 PM PDT by Squat (Deport the illegals now! Turn Home Depot's into the prisons to hold the illegals!.)
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To: Irish Eyes

It depends upon who’s running the polls.


68 posted on 05/23/2015 2:22:04 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: SeekAndFind

It seems to me the way to run this is to have identical debate questions put to all the candidates independently, film the answers, and then run the resulting 10-15 minutes of film per person on successive nights, maybe two hours’ worth at a time, with no candidate having seen any other candidate’s answers before giving their own. Then after everyone has seen all the shows, do it again, so that each candidate can pick something to rebut.


69 posted on 05/23/2015 4:42:13 AM PDT by FRForever (http://www.constitutionparty.com)
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To: B Knotts

I love the debate bracket. Let the two debate according to rules and very little input from the moderator. The bracket can even be held in the same debate. Take three or four hours, with breaks, and when there are 4-6 candidates, have each winner debate each other, and finish the whole bracket in 4 hrs.


70 posted on 05/23/2015 4:49:47 AM PDT by Yaelle ("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way... I love it when we're Cruzin together")
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To: ETL

He’s dead, so he only qualifies for the Democrat debate.


71 posted on 05/23/2015 4:52:28 AM PDT by BruceS
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To: SeekAndFind

The top 7 would be even better.


72 posted on 05/23/2015 5:51:00 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Why not postpone debates until after the field is naturally whittled down. Problem is most of these S.O.Bs. are not actually running for POTUS; they are running to fill campaign coffers and pay folks in their respective inner circles. Fox is unwittingly providing free advertising to fill the coffers of candidates who can only hope for God's hand to push them into the White House.
73 posted on 05/23/2015 7:18:09 AM PDT by sefarkas (Why vote Democrat Lite?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Do it like Survivor...Once a month host a debate and allow members of the GOP, who are willing to pay $50 the right to vote someone off the stage.


74 posted on 05/23/2015 7:18:22 AM PDT by proudpapa (Scott Walker - 2016)
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To: Irish Eyes
Can not believe that Cruz polls lower than Trump

...and you still believe the polls? I KNOW you don't! They are totally rigged in favor of GOPe!

75 posted on 05/23/2015 7:24:33 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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To: sefarkas

As it happens, the Iowa Straw Poll and the RedState Gathering in Atlanta are immediately after the first debate. Having the candidates in Atlanta rather than Iowa may help the Iowa Straw Poll mean something.


76 posted on 05/23/2015 7:30:58 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Amendment10; All

Whose polls???

You got it all wrong man...It has to do with how much FauxNews gets greased by the war chests of those campaigns raising the best money...

I say it should be extremely painful for the viewing audience to see every single candidate that has declared themselves and the paperwork filed to be able to debate...However long and hard that may be...

It should not be the choice of the network to decide who is presentable, or not presentable...

Damn their ratings...

Fair and Balanced my arse...

Anyone who lives and breaths by just this one semi-conservative news network needs a vacation, and a few drinks with umbrellas on them...


77 posted on 05/23/2015 8:34:29 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
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To: TexasFreeper2009; All

You know...Bobby sure has run Louisiana pretty well during his tenure...

He may not be making a big splash in the pool of campaign donations and media attention, but does his record as a chief executive of a fairly successful state not mean anything to anyone, for any consideration at the least???

Should he NOT be allowed to make his case based upon FauxNews criteria???


78 posted on 05/23/2015 8:38:02 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
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To: SeekAndFind; All

“Fox News To Limit First Republican Presidential Debate To Top Contenders”

Should read:

“Faux News To Restrict First Republican Presidential Showcase To Top Republican Campaign
Fund Recipients”

Fixed it...;-)


79 posted on 05/23/2015 8:40:51 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
I agree. The first debate might be the first chance many voters have a chance to hear someone not regularly covered in the media. IMHO, the poll numbers before the first debate have more to do with name recognition than anything else.

It might make for a longer debate and the pre and post commentaries will stretch it further. I do not doubt revenue considerations come into play. While this might be a FOX News decision, I cannot help but wonder how much, if any, input the RNC had. The fewer candidates on the main stage, the less chance there is of of a strong conservative knocking a GOP-e candidate put of the running.

Those not included will not be considered serious candidates by the public. After the first debate they will be ignored by the media. We should have at least one chance to hear what they all have to say.

80 posted on 05/23/2015 9:07:43 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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