Fox News, which is hosting the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign, will require participants to place in the top 10 in an average of the five most recent national polls in the run-up to the event, according to details obtained by The Washington Post Thursday.
The standard will winnow what is expected to be a field of 16 or more GOP presidential candidates by the Aug. 6 event in Cleveland.
Determining which contenders will get to participate in the official forums sanctioned by the Republican National Committee has been a thorny challenge for the cable news network and party officials. No GOP primary debate has ever featured more than 10 candidates.
The cable news channel plans to provide additional coverage and air time on Aug. 6 to the candidates who do not place in the top 10, according to a release obtained first by The Post.
Well I guess Fox News really IS in charge of who Republicans get to choose as their candidate in 2016.
Well currently the polling suggests that the top ten would be Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum.
Which would leave out the only woman running (Oh yeah they'll lose a lot of sleep over that.), and would include Rick Perry who is under indictment, as well as Chris Christie and Scott Walker who may soon join him.
However it should also be noted that only seven Republicans have officially declared their candidacy, and that includes Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, and Lindsey Graham. So there is the possibility that some of those currently polling above Graham and Fiorina will decide to skip this go around. (Yeah right!)
Personally I think it would be far more entertaining just to let them all climb onto stage, and see who has what it takes to break from the pack.
Perhaps they could even use the old Hollywood Squares format, and just add a couple more squares.
OMG that's hilarious.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree...hilarious!
DeleteI want Paul Lynde!
One of your best Gryphen.
Paul Lynde would be the better candidate.
DeleteSo, this is what a GOP 'deep bench' really looks like. Who knew.... *smh*
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They should take them in the order they've declared their candidacy.
ReplyDeleteThat will make them fish or cut bait. The draggers (like Scotty) will be left in the dust.
And good riddance.
Wally Cox for President!
ReplyDeleteThunderdome. They should do Thunderdome.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I'm all in for Thunderdome as well.
DeleteI'm also voting for Thunderdome.
DeleteThis is great. At least they are taking some of the grifters out of the game. Did you know Carly F. released on a book on the same day she announced for the nomination? And who can forget old Huckabee and his need to push his book, 'God, Guns, Grits and Gravy'? And of course, Donald Trump has to gin up the ratings for the Apprentice.....
ReplyDeleteWho says? Just the major grifters will make it.
DeleteI'm sure Rupert Murdoch and the Koch brothers are discussing who they want for president right now.
I hope that they take Wayland Flowers' "Madame" dummy out of mothballs and lend it to Miz Lindsey for the GOP Squares debate show! There's enough time to brush up on some ventriloquist skills, I think...
ReplyDeleteBTW, who gets to play Rip Torn and Charlie Weaver? Can Carly do a convincing Charo? Oh my lawd!
LOL So true!
DeleteIs that Governor Susanna Martinez of New Mexico in between Dr. Ben "My tooth fell out! Carson and Marco "Glug glug" Rubio?
ReplyDeleteSalon asked "Is any Republican besides John Bolton NOT running for president?
ReplyDeleteI don't think Condoleeza Rice has declared yet.
DeleteWhy is the picture of Bobby Jindal much paler than he is in real life?
ReplyDeleteMakeup?
DeleteThings that make you go "hmmmm"
DeleteMaybe he's going to Michael Jackon's doctor.
DeleteThe same reason he doesn't use his real first name, Piyash. He has to appeal to the white, old base and they don't usually like darker skinned people with foreign names.
DeleteLots more room in the clowncar if Chris Christie doesn't run.
ReplyDeleteHe's sounding as delusional as Sarah!
www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/05/gov_christie_loses_his_marbles_on_national_tv_edit.html
"It could be the rotten job market. Or the high property taxes. Or the crumbling transit system. Or the broken promise on pensions. Or the private jets. Or the Bridgegate indictments. And so on.
It's no wonder that New Jersey is screaming a warning to the rest of the country. God forbid he gets a chance to make an even bigger mess on a larger stage."
It's Fox trying to boost it's ratings, all of them are probably writing checks to the Koch Brothers, and letters to every show asking to appear. Invest in popcorn, the infighting is gonna be a riot!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy are all the photos oddly older looking? Lindsey hasn't had that uniform hair color in ages, that thing on Donald's head is orange-yellow now. Carly always had color shifting hair, but this it a bit ridiculous. Who do they think they are recycling old pictures? Sarah?
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ReplyDeleteNothing but time on her hands! She is so "deep"!
If The First GOP Debate Were Held Today, Who Would Be In?
ReplyDelete...According to HuffPost Pollster's numbers, if the debate were held this week, using this sorting criteria (and with the assumption that everyone who pollsters have included were an announced, Federal Election Commission-blessed candidate), the debate roster would look something like this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/20/gop-debate-whos-in_n_7347008.html
Palin doesn't even qualify for the top 24 candidates for the clown car? Not even on FOX?
ReplyDeleteThat's what happens when you burn your bridges, Sarah. Didn't she publicly turn on FNC?
David Letterman's last show tonight...
ReplyDeleteI think I will just forget about the Palins and
enjoy the celebration!
I humbly suggest we bring back the practice of dueling. That should get rid of a lot of the pretenders from start Seems like a natural. They all want second amendment rights so there's a chance for them to put their money where there mouth is. And not of those old school single shot pistols either. Glocks on full auto with armor piercing rounds. Let's see how sincere they really are about the second amendment.
ReplyDeleteSince these idiots want to take us back to medieval times I say we go way back to jousting and sword melees with REAL weapons, none of this wooden sword shit.
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