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Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 09:48 PM Oct 2015

GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC

Source: Politico

The Sunday evening meeting comes after an eruption of complaints by the candidates about the debates.

[font size=-1]By Alex Isenstadt 10/29/15 09:07 PM EDT[/font]

Republican presidential campaigns are planning to gather in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening to plot how to alter their party’s messy debate process — and how to remove power from the hands of the Republican National Committee.

Not invited to the meeting: Anyone from the RNC, which many candidates have openly criticized in the hours since Wednesday’s CNBC debate in Boulder, Colorado — a chaotic, disorganized affair that was widely panned by political observers.

On Thursday, many of the campaigns told POLITICO that the RNC, which has taken a greater role in the 2016 debate process than in previous election cycles, had failed to take their concerns into account. It was time, top aides to at least half a dozen of the candidates agreed, to begin discussing among themselves how the next debates should be structured and not leave it up to the RNC and television networks.

The gathering is being organized by advisers to the campaigns of Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, and Lindsey Graham, according to multiple sources involved with the planning for the meeting. Others who are expected to attend, organizers say, are representatives for Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Rick Santorum. The planners are also reaching out to other Republican candidates.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/gop-campaigns-rnc-debates-215371



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GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC (Original Post) Electric Monk Oct 2015 OP
Crybabies Unanimous. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2015 #1
Their list of approved questions HassleCat Oct 2015 #2
LOL! smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #24
They are so mature... msrizzo Oct 2015 #3
They just want free infomercial time. Myrina Oct 2015 #20
I guess this is their idea of a "political revolution". Marie Marie Oct 2015 #4
the republicans are revolting....... fantase56 Oct 2015 #5
Now the Republican candidates want LESS debates? Wonder why! Things have been going Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #6
This has Trump written all over it... Purveyor Oct 2015 #7
They're trying to hang Rince Penis out to dry. NBachers Oct 2015 #8
No one complained when the, what is it, 14 debates, was planned...now that the entire party Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #13
This ^ AlbertCat Oct 2015 #17
Ironic lobodons Oct 2015 #9
Please proceed you freaking clowns! Change has come Oct 2015 #10
This will be fun to watch!! Kilgore Oct 2015 #11
The GOP is revolting. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2015 #12
Badda Bing! AlbertCat Oct 2015 #16
LOL. Notice how the "Jeb!" Bush campaign isn't involved in this at all. PSPS Oct 2015 #14
Jeb is sitting back and letting them destroy themselves and each other....which they ever so Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #19
Agree. Jeb is just going to crawl from the wreckage later on ... Myrina Oct 2015 #21
How did that thing go.....? AlbertCat Oct 2015 #15
Republican philosophy 101: If you are losing the game, change the rules Midnight Writer Oct 2015 #18
Citizens United comes home to roost. bemildred Oct 2015 #22
Spread the word: the GOP candidates are a bunch of CHICKENSHITS. Paladin Oct 2015 #23
i am glad they are doing this restorefreedom Oct 2015 #25
Agreed. arcane1 Oct 2015 #26
we can hope. at least the obvious collusion restorefreedom Oct 2015 #29
And this year TlalocW Oct 2015 #27
Too bad our candidates allow themselves to get pushed around by DWS NobodyHere Oct 2015 #28
well, not ALL of them..... nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #30
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
2. Their list of approved questions
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 09:53 PM
Oct 2015

1. How bad are the Democrats?
2. How bad is Hilary Clinton?
3. Why is Bernie Sanders a communist?
4. The Democrats are how bad?
5. Why are Democrats bad?
6. Can you name some bad Democrats?
7. How bad are liberals?
8. How extremely liberal are Democrats?
9. Is our time up yet?
10. How about now?

msrizzo

(796 posts)
3. They are so mature...
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 09:57 PM
Oct 2015

Just saw a clip of Ben Carson talking about this. Finally he is animated about something. Too bad he doesn't know what a debate is. What he wants is a beauty pageant format, I guess.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
20. They just want free infomercial time.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 09:26 AM
Oct 2015

They're used to getting a blank slate of time at Faux to blather about whatever insanity is on their minds at the moment, so now they expect that all networks / newspapers will treat them the same. And I do suspect that few, if any, of them have ever been in a formal debate or, like you said, know what a debate is supposed to be.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
6. Now the Republican candidates want LESS debates? Wonder why! Things have been going
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:07 PM
Oct 2015

swimmingly well with the first 3....for Democrats....only 10 more to go boys and girls by which time the entire Party will be a puddle of goo.

When actual journalists not given a list of pre-approved questions rightly ask "WTF" about the insane comments of most of the candidates, all hell breaks loose.

Once again Americans are given the chance to contrast the child-friendly Republican side show with the actual adult debates of the Democrags.

"Quality over quantity" is a good motto to live by.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
13. No one complained when the, what is it, 14 debates, was planned...now that the entire party
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:36 PM
Oct 2015

has been revealed to be a kindergarten theatrical act because of their mindless "debates" they want to pull the plug......Justice always finds a way.

 

lobodons

(1,290 posts)
9. Ironic
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 10:17 PM
Oct 2015

Ironic that GOP wants fewer debates and Dems want more. (hhmmm, who wants the truth and facts to be aired..??)

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
19. Jeb is sitting back and letting them destroy themselves and each other....which they ever so
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 08:34 AM
Oct 2015

predictably are.....more debates, please, says Jeb!

Jeb will be the nominee, as some have been saying all along....this is all for show and for media cashing in on the ratings.

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
15. How did that thing go.....?
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 12:20 AM
Oct 2015

"We make our own reality... and while you are dealing with that, we make up another one..."



They just hate reality!

Midnight Writer

(21,745 posts)
18. Republican philosophy 101: If you are losing the game, change the rules
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 12:58 AM
Oct 2015

Purge the voter rolls, close voting stations in Dem precincts, gerrymander the districts, kill motor voter and automatic registration, fight against mail-in and absentee ballots, enact voter ID restrictions, kill alternate day voting, remove voting machines from urban districts to create hours long lines, make it a crime to assist in voter registration.

And then whine about the unfair "process".

They just succeeded in cutting the debate times. Now they want "friendly questioners" and pre-approved questions that they can review in advance.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
22. Citizens United comes home to roost.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 09:44 AM
Oct 2015

Who needs national party support when they have the rich sugar daddies to fund their campaign?

Paladin

(28,252 posts)
23. Spread the word: the GOP candidates are a bunch of CHICKENSHITS.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 09:59 AM
Oct 2015

I hope the Democratic candidates attack them unmercifully for this.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
25. i am glad they are doing this
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:57 PM
Oct 2015

it is clear that the RNC is trying to pick the winners and losers, and is using the debate format, the kids table debate, and the media to accomplish the task, which is to install jeb! And to get rid of pesky Trump and Carson who will not conform to party pandering and groveling. it's happening on the Democratic side too with Debbie Wasserman Schultz blatant takeover of the debate process and tilting everything to try to get Hillary the nomination. I'm glad to see both sides revolting against this attempt by corporate America to install our next president before the people even get a chance to vote.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
29. we can hope. at least the obvious collusion
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:09 PM
Oct 2015

of the parties with the media to pick the winners and losers has been exposed.

TlalocW

(15,380 posts)
27. And this year
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:01 PM
Oct 2015

The thinking of Reince and the GOP mucky-mucks was that their debate formats would help the republicans by making it more difficult for the cray-cray of the candidates to come out and be obvious to voters.

How's that working for ya?

TlalocW

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