Credit: Erin Schaff/The New York Times
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.
The nonprofit commission, founded by the two parties in 1987 to codify the debates as a permanent part of presidential elections, describes itself as nonpartisan. But Republicans have complained for nearly a decade that its processes favor the Democrats, mirroring increasing rancor from conservatives toward Washington-based institutions.
The move by the R.N.C. was an […]
Although I could not read the entire article without signing up for The New York Times, I have a good idea that Donald tRUMP with his criminal history and vote meddling, would be dashed to smithereens in any presidential debate. Only an uneducated idiot, or cult follower would vote for him at this point.
The debates have to be meaningful, including all candidates from all parties. Why? The Republican Party failed us by giving us Donald Trump, and the Democratic Party failed us even more by giving us Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We need to have better representation than these fools have provided us! We need to have candidates like Tulsi Gabbard, Krysten Sinema, and Ben Sasse in the debates and on the ballot.
The theatre which passes for politics in this country has long left behind debate. The show is limited to sound bites for the talking heads to blather on about. If we really are serious about debates it will need to host several political parties from across the spectrum.