Republican National Committee suggests presidential debates could be way out of massive debt

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Source: Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The Republican National Committee on Friday asked the likely presidential candidates if they would be willing to participate in debates where the central committee picked the format, content and even the moderators in exchange for the White House hopefuls’ help digging the party out of its $21 million debt.

In a letter, two RNC officials gauged support for seven debates that would essentially give the party’s stamp of approval to monthly meetings between August and February. The process would give the candidates an excuse to skip any potentially hostile debates.

Four years ago, the burgeoning number of debates and forums prompted many of the candidates to adopt a similar strategy.

“We think we all agree the objective of the RNC-sanctioned debates would be to provide a fair and impartial forum for the Republican candidates to educate and inform voters about their candidates in a series of candidate forums which are party and grassroots-driven rather than media driven,” RNC committee member James Bopp and RNC chief of staff Jeff Larson wrote in a one-page memo.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican_national_committee_suggests_presidential_debates_could_be_way_out_of_massive_debt/2011/04/01/AFKrKEKC_story.html

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[juajen]

2. I'm wondering just how many people would pay to watch debates

among this current crop of possible candidates. Some diehards, maybe, but, goodness, the crop is truly rotten.

[SpiralHawk]

3. Republicons 'conserveratives' have such FAIL-featured economic ideas

They are really radical fiscal FAIL freaks. How loathsome that they use newspeak to describe themselves as what they are not 'conservative' Anything but.

[JHB]

4. Key phrase here; "help digging the party out of its $21 million debt."

The Party is trying to shake down the candidates for cash. They're just proposing these orchestrated "debates" to provide a spin-friendly figleaf-of-objectivity PR forum in exchange.

[Hannah Bell]

5. why should americans have to pay to see candidates for office debate?

political debates should be carried for free on all channels.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. They may as well put together a 'Turd Museum' & charge admission

Seems like a sound business model - le Musée du Merde. People will fall over themselves for the opportunity to browse their collection. On second thought...the Creation Museum is doing alright for itself, so this idea may just succeed.