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    GOP official: Party considering changes in debates

    By PAUL DAVENPORT | Associated Press – Fri, Feb 17, 2012

    PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Party leaders are troubled by how debates have been staged for the party's presidential contenders and are discussing having the party take over control of the events for the 2016 election cycle, a senior member of the Republican National Committee said Friday.

    "We're very concerned that we really don't control the topics, the venue, the crowds, nothing," said Bruce Ash, Arizona's national committeeman and chairman of the RNC's rules committee. "The problem we're trying to fix is being able to have control over the destiny of our own party and .... how the candidates are introduced to the country."

    Ash said the concerns and the possibility of making changes for 2016 will be discussed by the RNC during an April meeting to be held in Scottsdale, Ariz. The next GOP presidential debate will be Wednesday in Mesa.

    "We're going to discuss the possibility in the next election cycle of a whole new approach to how debates are broadcast, who has the rights, the formats, the venues, everything. There's a growing desire among Republican committee members to completely take control of the debates in the 2016 election cycle."

    Some party officials feel some debate moderators "have an agenda" that includes ginning up controversy and dissension within the party, Ash said during an interview. "This has been reduced to nothing more, in some cases, to entertainment."

     
    • Q
      Q  •  3 mths ago
      The GOP debates were really boring. I suggest a gladiatorial format, with lions and swords.
    • Rick Perry is not in Texa ...
      Rick Perry is not in Texa ...  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Maybe your candidates totally suck. That is probably it.
    • Country Joe
      Country Joe  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      A debate isn't supposed to be easy. Have you ever seen debate championships? THe people that are debating are supposed to have logical answers that support their agenda.. what they tout should hold up under scrutiny. That is the point. If you just give them questions they are ready for no one is going to want to tune in. It becomes staged.. at that point your candidate becomes just another wooden , stand-up guy.
    • Alien
      Alien  •  Baltimore, Maryland  •  3 mths ago
      According to Republicans - 90% of the media is biased against them. Well, maybe they dont get the message but ...maybe.....something is really wrong with the current Republican idealogy?? maybe???
      • Winston
        Winston 3 mths ago
        How could that be when 90% of the media IS Republican?
    • robert
      robert  •  Green Bay, Wisconsin  •  3 mths ago
      Who gives a #$%$ about Your party????? What about Our Country???
      • Charlie
        Charlie 3 mths ago
        Do you??? Diarrhea of the mouth; constipation of the ideas.
      • SHIRLEY
        SHIRLEY 3 mths ago
        Well Said, Robert!! I might consider Voting GOP -- if they had a candidate that could speak for Himself -- w/o Carl Rove's Party "Talking Points" to guide him.
    • 350z
      350z  •  Fair Oaks, California  •  3 mths ago
      America is done with the GOP
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        As it is now yes, you are correct.
    • Rick Perry is not in Texa ...
      Rick Perry is not in Texa ...  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      If those Bush years were so great why the hell has he been hiding for the past 3 years?
      • C-Note
        C-Note 3 mths ago
        That is what former Presidents are supposed to do.
      • Valerie
        Valerie 3 mths ago
        We hear from Clinton all the time.
      • richard
        richard 3 mths ago
        Carter doing Habitat for Humanity Clinton with the Global Initiative and what are the 2 bushes doing sucking Saudi Arabian dong and collecting all the money for starting those wars from haliburton
    • John
      John  •  3 mths ago
      In sum, the RNC is displeased that they don't control the debates and they can "put the fix in"
    • James
      James  •  3 mths ago
      Mr Ash: You need to open up the debates even more, and make no effort to control the debates. The only change that will alter the quality of the candidates' presentation is to present credible, prepared, electable candidates. The GOP needs to sit out this election cycle, and spend the next four years deciding what kind of party it is, one of intelligent, moderate, inclusive members, or one of racist, homophobic, Islamaphobic, intolerant, anti-women's rights, largely illiterate, undereducated, fundamentalist Christian bigots.
    • JOHN VOTER
      JOHN VOTER  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 mths ago
      What a sorry outcome!!!
    • John
      John  •  3 mths ago
      Little late now..The GOP candidates have flung so much crap at each other the entire slate is besplattered.
    • John
      John  •  3 mths ago
      All the GOP debates have managed to do is make all the potential nominees look like bloviating nutballs.
    • in_detox
      in_detox  •  3 mths ago
      "Do not attempt to adjust your television set..."
    • Jersey
      Jersey  •  Jackson, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      At the end of the day it doesn't matter if you seed the crowd, control the stadium and pay the referee - if you're product sucks, it sucks.
    • ponderthis
      ponderthis  •  Novato, California  •  3 mths ago
      You simply cannot control stupidity!
    • DENNIS
      DENNIS  •  3 mths ago
      We, the people have the right to dictate the topics of debate for elections, not the political parties.
    • Mr. Humor
      Mr. Humor  •  3 mths ago
      No more corporate media controlled debates. Good bye to stupid CNN American Idol like intros, good-bye to loaded FOX News questions, good-bye to CBS "89 second for Dr. Paul" News, good-bye ABC/NBC journalists who think their poop don't stink.

      How about maybe a law school holding a debate dealing with Constitutional Law with the questioners law students and maybe a professor moderator.
    • Gorio
      Gorio  •  Olympia, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      The GOP wants to control the venue, the topic, and the crowd. Loyalty oath anyone?
    • Phyla nodiflora
      Phyla nodiflora  •  Walnut Creek, California  •  3 mths ago
      The real problem is getting control of such a poor supply of candidates. Just turning the debates into a bunch of Fox "News" talk shows will not help introduce candidates to the public. What you need are more presentable candidates.
    • imissbill
      imissbill  •  3 mths ago
      How come this is not surprising?
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