Posted on 07/12/2015 6:50:21 AM PDT by jimbo123
The large field of Republican presidential hopefuls jockeying to make the cut for the first 2016 debate will have to file a public disclosure of their personal finances on time to participate.
That means every candidate who declared before July 6 — a group of 14 contenders including former Florida governor Jeb Bush and real estate magnate Donald Trump — will have to reveal information about their assets and debts to get into the Aug. 6 event in Cleveland.
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Aides to Trump — who claims to be worth $8.7 billion — have maintained that he will file his disclosure within the 30 days allotted, giving him until July 22. Bush has until July 15 to meet the deadline for his paperwork, but his campaign has asked for a 45-day extension. A spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a question about when he plans to file.
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Whahut? Special rules for Jeb? Unfortunately, if it's up to the GOP or Fox, he'll get it.
Trump has not asked for an extension. Bush has asked for a 45 day
extension.
Maybe Bush will use this as an excuse to chicken out of the debate.
It couldn’t be more obvious that the only reason for this rule is to eliminate Trump. It backfired.
Hmmm. Why would Fox care if a candidate releases their finances or not?
Of course there are special rules for Jeb. He is the GOP Establishment’s Designated Loser and he can’t be stopped from accomplishing his mission.
I think a candidate like Trump should stage his own debate. Lets have some real change for a change instead of the scripted bs designed to protect the current power structure.
How can Jeb justify needing more time than Trump? That’s telling right there.
That may very happen.
Trump will do this debate, then declare it a fiasco, which it might turn out to be.
He then announces that he knows how to run these kinds of things much better than FOX does.
That statement, of course, will be true.
Then, Trump arranges a new, and better, debate.
His setup then becomes the norm for many elections to come.
No high-profile GOP candidate is going to defy RNC rules and participate in a non-sanctioned debate. Any president is only going to be around four or eight years max but careers have to go on.
Anyone can request an extension. They are usually granted. These guys have complex financial dealings and if caught misinforming by omission or error it could sink their bid.
Nothing special here for Bush, but he shouldn’t bother wasting his time. He is not going to be the next US president.
Anyone.....
Question regarding the FEC rule.
Does this rule apply to inner Party debates? I know it was used in the Presidential
debates such as the D/R nominee and any 3rd party that could qualify.
Yes, it is.
Good ol’ GOPe. Changing the rules as they go along to favor their predetermined candidate.
Remember the Michigan primary in `12 when they changed the delegate allocation rules AFTER the voting to keep from embarrassing Romney in his “home state” and stealing delegates away from Santorum?
Like it.
Walker has not declared yet, this mean he will not be in the first debate?
Therefore Trump is the clown not Bush. Right!
Pretty funny that chump change Bush has to get an extension but a billionaire will be on time. I’m chortling.
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