Trump Campaign Seeks to Control Format & Content in the Upcoming Primary Debate?
- Maria Myka
- Nov 03, 2015 06:10 AM EST
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Donald Trump has been a leading factor in debates ratings, but when it comes to the debates themselves, his performance aren't exactly as stellar as his billionaire status. As The Washington Post pointed out, he has little interest in working to promote the wishes of the entire Republican slate and wishes to negotiate the terms of the debates on his own.
Originally, as noted by USA Today, among the demand of the Republican candidates include minimum 30-second opening and closing statements, an equal number of questions for all candidates, as well as campaign approvals of any on-screen graphics that are used during broadcasts.
Trump, on the other hand, seems to want to take things in his own hands, not that the networks are too keen about it. As reported, it seems like CNBC is not willing to change the debates process, with the network executives stating that they have little interest in altering a process that was already settled a few months ago.
Speaking candidly, an executive said, "We agreed to this and now you're saying you're not agreeing?"
"Do you want Ben Carson deciding who your moderators are? The answer is no. Do you want Bobby Jindal's campaign dictating how the debates will be run when Bobby Jindal may not even be in the race much longer?" another stated.
The problems regarding the debate process have been marked since practically day one and has grown more problematic by the day. The campaigns, which have grown irritated by the rigid debate process finally broke apart last week and the Republican National Committee suspended NBC from hosting the February 26 event. Sean Spicer, RNC spokesman said, "These debates have always been about the candidates. The candidates will be and always should be determining the best format for them."
The debates will go on until March, and the next one set for November 10 on Fox is still going on as planned. However, as noted by The Washington Post, if Trump does deal with the debate organizers on his own, he will be able to mold the events to his liking, although at this point, no word yet has come about his demands.
Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewnadowski said about Trump's plan for negotiation, "I am very confident in Mr. Trump's ability to negotiate the best deals with the networks, which will ultimately help all of the candidates in the race. He's the best negotiator in the field, by a wide margin, and we've seen that time and time again."
What do you think of the Republican candidates renegotiating debate terms this far into the debates process?
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