Ron Paul Campaign Rejects Trump Iowa Debate

[Agorism]

Why can't snookie from Jersey shore host it?

 

[ItsTime]

Stupid move.... Wtf....

 

[thehungarian]

A landfill with millions and millions of people who are about to vote in a few days watching. The media is going to make this the biggest debate event of the campaign, and we won't be there.

It's almost like Ron is trying to make sure this becomes a newt/mitt race. He's declining to even compete a week before the vote!

It's the Ion channel. Do you know what channel that is? Have you heard of that channel before? It's not on the networks, so I doubt it'll be the most watched.

I don't think the campaign would make a big scene of rejecting the invite like this if they didn't have an alternate plan.

 

[bolidew]

If Ron is at the top of the poll, this would be a good decision......

 

[EBounding]

Do you guys really think Paul would get serious and substantial questions if he went to this debate?

 

[AlexG]

Stupid move.... Wtf....

I thought that too until I heard Trump's remarks to Dr. Paul's statement

 

[bluesc]

Stupid move.... Wtf....

The campaign is doing things very differently now. My guess is the sudden rise of Newt forced them to push up their plans, as they going into aggressive mode. This was definitely part of the plan. Give it time.

 

[PastaRocket848]

When you're a distant third in what is quickly becoming a two man race, you simply DO NOT give those two a stage to themselves a week before the vote. People are going to watch simply because trump is hosting. It'll get more media than any of the other debates.

And it'll all be about newt and mitt... Cementing the "two man race" mentality just in time for the caucus.

 

[matt0611]

Romney will probably decline to go to this as well, he seems like the type.

So it will only be Bachmann, Newt, and maybe Perry, but I could see even Perry not going to this.

On top of this its on the ion channel, no one watches this. This is a troll debate, do not feed the troll, do not attend.

 

[bolidew]

That's incredibly stupid. Were going to give up the stage just says before the caucus, in what will probably be the most watched debate of the whole campaign?

This is unbelievable. Why give the competition a stage to themselves at the most important moment in the whole campaign?

Because the campaign has money and thinks 60 second Ads are more effective?

 

[freejack]

It's the Ion channel. Do you know what channel that is? Have you heard of that channel before? It's not on the networks, so I doubt it'll be the most watched.

I don't think the campaign would make a big scene of rejecting the invite like this if they didn't have an alternate plan.

This. By the time anyone finds which channel it's on the debate will be over.

 

[archangel689]

I wonder what the deciding factor was. Obviously Doug weed isn't stupid. Im sure the campaign did their due Diligence and decided that attending the debate would be more damaging to the campaign. Giving trump free reign to do whatever the hell he wants is a very bad idea.


I can just see the mainstream headlines after the debate. A debate no one will watch because its on the ion channel. It does give trump a chance to say something about Ron to try to ruin him though. High risk with no chance of reward. Trump has already shown that he will never show any positive coverage of Ron. I think it's up to the other candidates to back out now

 

[bluesc]

this.

looks like we're in an educational campaign here people.

If it was an educational campaign, don't you think they would use the national stage to educate? Think about it. It was a calculated move.

 

[PastaRocket848]

Calculated to be friggin' stupid, maybe. The day after that debate the media will have their 2-man race, handed to them by the man that could've broken it up.

This is beyond belief to me. It's like we're giving up a week before the caucus.

 

[69360]

Well I had mixed feelings.

I know it would be reality TV stupidity with trump. If it was a few months ago, I would have said whatever. I was worried about it being so close to the caucus. But the positive media reports made me feel a lot better. Everyone knows it would be a circus. I really like the idea of an alternative Huntsman/Paul debate. Even better have the campaign set it up and offer to let the other candidates attend to undercut Trump. It might fall apart on it own anyway if the others see the media calling it a circus because of Trump and pull out.

 

[archangel689]

Ion channel.

 

[RP Supporter]

With almost half of the field already not attending, I'd not be surprised if this gets no coverage even if it does go on.

Romney's smart. He knows Trump has pretty high negatives with the American people. And there's always the risk he goes full on birther, which none of the leading candidates want. I think Romney refuses to go and this thing dies. And Paul will come out looking smarter for never disgracing himself in the first place.

 

[ItsTime]

With almost half of the field already not attending, I'd not be surprised if this gets no coverage even if it does go on.

Romney's smart. He knows Trump has pretty high negatives with the American people. And there's always the risk he goes full on birther, which none of the leading candidates want. I think Romney refuses to go and this thing dies. And Paul will come out looking smarter for never disgracing himself in the first place.

I am hoping this is how it pans out.

 

[bluesc]

Calculated to be friggin' stupid, maybe. The day after that debate the media will have their 2-man race, handed to them by the man that could've broken it up.

This is beyond belief to me. It's like we're giving up a week before the caucus.

Don't you always bash every move the campaign makes? You don't know why they did it. Collins has already said.. That two man race you talk about is what Mitt constantly avoids. They plan on him skipping this debate to avoid having it be him vs Newt, which he has already done repeatedly.

 

[kylejack]

The debate is 7 days before Iowa. We don't have time for this nonsense, we've got elections to win.