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The New York Times reports:
The Republican National Committee is preparing to change its rules to require presidential candidates seeking the party’s nomination to sign a pledge to not participate in any debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Republican committee officials alerted the debate commission to their plans in a letter sent on Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times.
If the change goes forward, it would be one of the most substantial shifts in how presidential and vice-presidential debates have been conducted since the commission began organizing debates more than 30 years ago.
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Breaking News: The Republican National Committee is preparing to require presidential candidates to not participate in debates run by the long-established commission. https://t.co/KpkOKAQjOB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 13, 2022
.@FrankLuntz, reacting to the RNC move to begin process of withdrawing from the CPD process: “This is the fairest election process we still have. and it’s a role model for other democracies. The world looks at our debates and says this is how it should be done.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 13, 2022
Frank Fahrenkopf, chair of the commission, said the CPD plans to continue dealing directly with the candidates, and not the parties. He said the RNC wanted control of things they would not give the party control over. https://t.co/fDSAPqkak9
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 13, 2022
The RNC would like all future Presidential debates moderated by Stephen Miller and projected on Lou Dobbs’ big pale ass. Non negotiable. No backsies.
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 13, 2022
JUST IN: RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel just announced that the Republican Party will require Republican nominees to NOT participate in presidential debates that are run by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The commission has run the debates for 34 years.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) January 13, 2022
RNC signals it will give its candidate one fewer opportunity to infect his opponent with COVID: https://t.co/XZU8PanMhf
— Matt Ford (@fordm) January 13, 2022
It doesn’t matter what the @debates Commission wants or demand. They have zero legitimacy any more with half the country after running three straight rigged matches. What matters is what the RNC requires of candidates it it’s primaries. Doubtful that nominees will break pledge. https://t.co/TyjLpylhNW
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) January 13, 2022