Geee Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Townhall: In response to Fox News’ decision to only invite top tier (i.e. “the top ten”) presidential contenders to its August 6 presidential debate in Cleveland, the publisher of the New Hampshire Union-Leader — in a rather roundabout way, one might say — seemingly induced the network to make a key rule-change overnight. National Journal reports: Fox News has changed its plan for the first Republican presidential debate to give second-tier candidates some airtime after a New Hampshire newspaper announced its own competing forum for B-list contenders. According to plans announced late Wednesday, Fox now will host a 90-minute televised forum in Cleveland on the afternoon of August 6 for Republican candidates who fail to qualify for that evening's 90-minute debate. The announcement capped a chaotic three-hour stretch that began when the New Hampshire Union-Leader published a story announcing it would host a forum on August 6. Publisher Joe McQuaid was quoted in the story saying that the qualification criteria established by Fox for the first debate—that candidates must rank in the top 10 in an average of recent national polls—"isn't just bad for New Hampshire; it's bad for the presidential selection process by limiting the field to only the best-known few with the biggest bankrolls.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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