Posted on 02/05/2016 7:32:21 AM PST by Kaslin
ABC News announced the lineup for Saturday's GOP presidential debate in Manchester late Thursday evening. Seven candidates will take the stage just three days before the New Hampshire primary. For Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will not be one of them despite beating rivals John Kasich and Chris Christie in the Iowa caucus. She's also beating Dr. Ben Carson in New Hampshire polling.
.@ABC reveals Republican candidates participating in Saturday's #GOPDebate https://t.co/phaAPdGLAh pic.twitter.com/VHuGgmlBd4— ABCNews PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 5, 2016
Fiorina is responding with accusations the "game is rigged."
"I've been telling you the game is rigged. And here's even more proof: The people of Iowa voted in an election this week, and I beat the establishment's guys. Tens of thousands of you stood with us yesterday to demand a fair debate. But Disney's ABC and the RNC have decided to keep me off the debate stage this weekend, caving to pressure from the same establishment candidates we beat who are afraid to debate me," Fiorina sent out in a campaign email Friday morning. "This isn't about me. It’s about you. It's about the people of New Hampshire who are about to vote. This is emblematic of the power that is being taken away from you every day?—?by the political class, the media establishment, and the bureaucracy. They don't want your votes to count. They don't want your voice to be heard. The network of George Stephanopoulos wants to tell you to sit down and shut up and elect Hillary Clinton."
"Well, guess what? ABC and the RNC and other candidates may keep me off that stage. But I will not be silenced. Our government is broken, and we know the establishment isn’t going to fix it. It's time to stand together and say we won't back down," she continued.
Yesterday New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney publicly advocated on Fiorina's behalf.
Hey @ABC: put @CarlyFiorina on the debate stage! She got more Iowa votes than John and Chris. Don't exclude only woman.— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 4, 2016
No, why should she? She finished respectfully in terms of order of finish in the only place in the country where citizens have had an actual say. She's not doing terribly in New Hampshire in relation to the others.
I like Carly. She's not my choice, but as the field narrows... if my guy drops out, I can see myself voting for her. She's on my "pecking order."
ABC and jorge stepenfechit, hildabutchbitch's lap dog {ewwwwww}, know that no matter what question they axe Carly, she is going to pivot to the skanky, kankled bitch and throw piles of dogshit on her. ABC wants to protect the queen.
Just darn. She deserves a place there as much as any of the others in the bottom tier. Shame on them!
Right on! You said it! Bingo! We have a winner!
Easy answer: By keeping her out, it helps advance the Dems narrative that they are the party for women.
Probably has something to do with that evil Cross she’s wearing. /s/ and *eyes rolling*
Part of ABC’s war on women, no doubt.
Georgie Porgie can’t let someone on stage who is effective, especially a woman, going after his queen Hillary. Steph has worked for the Clinton machine since 1991.
#ABCWaronwomen
There have already been way too many debates.
Not in NH, her polling numbers are non existent there, Kasich believe it or not is as high as 2nd or 3rd in some NH polls.
Agreed.. Those with connections to the Cruz campaign or to other campaigns should be passing this up the chain of command. Carly logically deserves to be there more than others who will be on stage, based on the reasonable criteria that she is presenting. Fiorina is not my top choice, but this should be about presenting the party positively, not about stacking the deck for one candidate or the other.
I’m not a fan of hers, but that is wrong by ABC. They know she goes after Clinton and they won’t allow that.
I agree. ABC hates women?
Every republican should refuse to do the debate until she is allowed on there.
What was the criteria for making the cut to appear on stage?
I didn’t read the link.
They also know that she goes after Clinton and ABC won’t allow that.
I’m sick of the debates already. How many more?
And where’s the ball-less wonder, Reince Priebus on this?
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