The RNC limited the number of presidential debates to avoid a circus. Instead, they’re accidentally setting up Trump to steal the show, while keeping serious candidates off the stage.
After all the elaborate efforts that Republicans took to avoid the mistakes of the 2012 presidential nominating process, the party is confronting its worst nightmare—one that's partly of its own making. Despite the Republican National Committee's strict qualification rules, Donald Trump nonetheless threatens to be the skunk at the garden party when the first debate takes place in August.
This isn't what RNC chairman Reince Priebus envisioned when he cracked down on the unruly 2012 nominating process, where an endless number of debates (27) and a lengthy calendar forced Mitt Romney to limp to the finish line. Back then, the problem was a roster of not-ready-for-prime-time GOP candidates making it harder for the inevitable nominee to lock up support. But by fighting the last war, Republicans were blinded to the embarrassment of riches they have on their hands for 2016.
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They should just admit the real problem with the last round of debates. Ron Paul got too popular, and so they had to do a bunch of really shady stuff to give their poorly performing Romney the nomination.
ReplyDeleteThese debates are all about increased control so Jeb Bush looks like a better option. But he sounds more like a Democrat than Bernie Sanders.
I just wish Trump would tone it down until he figures out what he's doing.It's OK to blurt out anything and everything when one is a member of the general public.A presidential candidate has to give what they say more thought.
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