RNC cuts 2016 debate schedule to 12 events - includes debate schedule

[Keith and stuff]

Why is the debate in NH AFTER the NH primary??

It will likely be within 72 hours of the Primary. Neither the date for the NH Primary nor the debate has been finalized. We might not know the NH Primary date for a couple months or so. The date has to be the first in the nation, by NH law. So if another state moves up, NH has to change the date.

 

[Vanguard101]

Debates generally do not give good knowledge about the candidates.

 

[RabbitMan]

No debates until August!? What am I going to do with myself....

I for one am glad they are cutting the debates in half. In practical terms for the GOP, I concur with Priebus that there is less chance for the candidates to weaken each other. More importantly though, 24 debates was a lot when the Republicans were the only ones debating. Remember now that the Democrats will be having their own debates too in 2016.

With not quite a dozen well thought-out events, people of all stripes will be able to sit in on something substantial while participating in their own lives or left/right politics. Candidates will have more of a chance to conduct their electoral strategies meeting with voters. It's a good thing people.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

The new rules include stiff penalties aimed at forcing candidates to adhere to the prearranged debate schedule: any candidate who participates in a non-sanctioned debate would be banned from subsequent forums.

Looking forward to the beautiful blowback and the end of GOP control of the debates!


-t

 

[devil21]

No debates until August!? What am I going to do with myself....

I for one am glad they are cutting the debates in half. In practical terms for the GOP, I concur with Priebus that there is less chance for the candidates to weaken each other. More importantly though, 24 debates was a lot when the Republicans were the only ones debating. Remember now that the Democrats will be having their own debates too in 2016.

With not quite a dozen well thought-out events, people of all stripes will be able to sit in on something substantial while participating in their own lives or left/right politics. Candidates will have more of a chance to conduct their electoral strategies meeting with voters. It's a good thing people.

There were 21 GOP and 25 Dem debates in the 2008 cycle. This new plan, which will surely be adopted by the DNC too, will cut down debates to damn near worthless. This covers radio debates, one on one debates, and online. Read Lucille's article. Any candidate participating in any debate not sanctioned by the RNC will be BANNED from future debates. There will be 9, max 12, tv debates and that's it.

 

[69360]

I think less is better, but would like to see more later in the primary where there are less candidates on stage.

 

[H. E. Panqui]

I think less is better, but would like to see more later in the primary where there are less candidates on stage.



In an honest 'debate' I would ask you 'the questions' and you would ask me 'the questions'..?Your stinking Republicrat 'debates' are an insult to thinking people...shame on anyone playing along with/affirming any of this stinking fraud...little-leaguers trying to make the team are subject to more honest competition than ?your stinking hand-picked Republicrat puppets..

...STINKING. REPUBLICRATS.

 

[Matt Collins]

Why bother on watching it? its all scripted they already have their candidates.

Yes, but every once in a while someone goes off script (think Ron vs Rudy in '08, or Rick Perry last year)

 

[jmdrake]

Let's see. So he doesn't want candidates to attack each other? But they can do that anyway on TV ads. In debates the playing field at least exists.* So basically this benefits candidates with a super war chest. Fewer debates also mean less time for the Rick Perrys of the world to put their foot in their mouth and implode before a national audience.

Of course the side benefit is that with fewer debates more people will likely pay attention to the ones that happen.

(I was about to say it was level, then I remembered how some moderators were complete jerks. Like the time Ron Paul was asked the question "Electability. Do you have any?" and that wasn't asked of candidates he was polling higher that).

 

[eleganz]

I don't know, I think Rand will get Top Tier time in the debates as a Top Tier candidate, he is a big shot right no and even his biggest critics can't deny it.

 

[philipped]

I don't know, I think Rand will get Top Tier time in the debates as a Top Tier candidate, he is a big shot right no and even his biggest critics can't deny it.

Nothing to support at this point that this is not true, Rand debating will be different from Ron, VERY different.

 

[taxman10m]

I think Rand should come out and say that "Hey, that's a nice schedule but I'm going to attend the debates I want to attend sanctioned or not."

 

[taxman10m]

If it's like previous debates, the criteria will not be known until after the debate.

 

[taxman10m]

Nothing to support at this point that this is not true, Rand debating will be different from Ron, VERY different.

I disagree. The whole schedule is designed to hurt Rand and boost the establishment candidate. Pruned away are media outlets that could rock the boat. And the fewer debates mean less time to attack the establishment front runner before his coronation.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

This might be another reason for Rand to just sit it out this year.

The 2008 Paul campaign was so necessary because it forced the mainstream media to acknowledge our message. These nine circumscribed debates for 2016 may not do anything to boost Rand's message. He might be able to reach more people just doing what he's doing already. Rand gets plenty of face time on TV as is.

 

[DamianTV]

Kind of a shame we dont have a Democratic Ron Paul trying to do what they can on the Democratic side. Or better yet, 20 Ron Pauls and Rand Pauls on the Republican side and 20 Ron and Rand Pauls also on the Democratic side.

Illusion of Choice is the Monoponly on Belief that what you see is real. Hint: it isnt.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

The debates were so important in 2008 because they were the mechanism by which we forced THEM to acknowledge our ideas.

But at this point, I think Rand is bigger than these debates. He doesn't need them.

I think he should do the first handful of RNC debates before he does some "unsanctioned" debates -- and then see what the RNC does about it. It'd be just as much PR either way. I'd particularly like to see him debate Democrats in open primary states where they're competing for some of the same independent voters.

I think Rand should come out and say that "Hey, that's a nice schedule but I'm going to attend the debates I want to attend sanctioned or not."