November 2, 2023
Dropping the ball on the GOP debates
By Victoria White Berger
The Republican National Committee debates are not polling well as we approach the Republican nominating convention for a 2024 presidential candidate. The RNC debates have worsened as they progress: too many debates, viewing in decline after a weak debut; the candidates have bickered more than debated. Overall, the debate moderators have been chosen, it would seem, by Democrat and/or RINO and MSM interests:
“You can’t put your head in the sand and pretend these debates are going to result in someone other than Donald Trump getting the nomination,” said Patti Lyman, the RNC’s national committeewoman from Virginia, who called the debates “embarrassing” and said they “reflected very poorly on our party.”
Louis Gurvich, chair of the Republican Party of Louisiana, said that the debates “have demeaned every candidate who participated in them,” while Roger Villere, Louisiana’s national committeeman, said he didn’t “really see what we’re gaining from having a debate without having the main participant.”
Yet, the RNC pledges to go forward with, or double down on, its misjudgments by holding a planned early November debate (how many, now?), despite this sort of feedback:
A major conservative group is calling on the Republican National Committee (RNC) to abandon plans for NBC to moderate the next presidential debate.
On Friday, Restoration of America Founder and President Doug Truax sent a letter to RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel demanding the Republican Party “immediately switch gears and retract your offer allowing NBC to moderate the upcoming debate.
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