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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox 'News' leaves many questions unanswered about debate...
so how fucked is America? fox is controlling the debate.
moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace.
All eyes are on Fox News with five days to go before the first Republican presidential debate.
The clash is set for Thursday in Cleveland, but the network has left much unsaid so far.
The cable network has yet to reveal the polls it will use to decide which 10 of the 17 prominent, declared candidates will win a place at a podium for the main 9 p.m. debate. Those who do not make the cut will be consigned to a lower-profile 5 p.m. event.
The polling issue is only one of the topics that are attracting intense attention from campaign operatives and political observers.
Among the details that people are obsessing over: the positioning of the candidates on the stage, with the beneficial center podiums typically given to the highest-polling candidates while those further down are confined to its edges; the question of whether serious efforts will be made to ensure all candidates get equal airtime; and the broader issue of how the three moderators will exercise some control over an encounter that, on paper, looks like it could teeter on the precipice of chaos.
And then theres Donald Trump.
When the businessman entered the race on June 16, skeptics thought he would struggle to make the debate stage at all. Instead, he will be its focal point, not only because of his braggadocio but because he is leading in many national polls.
The clash is set for Thursday in Cleveland, but the network has left much unsaid so far.
The cable network has yet to reveal the polls it will use to decide which 10 of the 17 prominent, declared candidates will win a place at a podium for the main 9 p.m. debate. Those who do not make the cut will be consigned to a lower-profile 5 p.m. event.
The polling issue is only one of the topics that are attracting intense attention from campaign operatives and political observers.
Among the details that people are obsessing over: the positioning of the candidates on the stage, with the beneficial center podiums typically given to the highest-polling candidates while those further down are confined to its edges; the question of whether serious efforts will be made to ensure all candidates get equal airtime; and the broader issue of how the three moderators will exercise some control over an encounter that, on paper, looks like it could teeter on the precipice of chaos.
And then theres Donald Trump.
When the businessman entered the race on June 16, skeptics thought he would struggle to make the debate stage at all. Instead, he will be its focal point, not only because of his braggadocio but because he is leading in many national polls.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/249977-fox-news-leaves-many-questions-unanswered-about-upcoming-debate
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Fox 'News' leaves many questions unanswered about debate... (Original Post)
spanone
Aug 2015
OP
This is the perfect scam for them. Not only do they get to decide on which polls to use...
arcane1
Aug 2015
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)1. This is the perfect scam for them. Not only do they get to decide on which polls to use...
they also force candidates to buy advertising time on their network in order to do better in the polls.
Ka-ching!
spanone
(135,844 posts)2. dangerous mix of media and politics...
arcane1
(38,613 posts)3. Agreed. I don't see how we can continue with this and expect a future n/t
spanone
(135,844 posts)4. i wonder how you vote honestly when the news you watch is more propaganda than news.
it has to skew the electorate.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. They misspelled fecal. nt
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)6. debbie wasserman schultz
leaves many questions unanswered about the Democratic Party debates.
like when the fuck the first one is going to be
fadedrose
(10,044 posts)7. WHAT TIME is the debate on Fox?
Thanks ahead...
Buns_of_Fire
(17,181 posts)8. Undercard: 5P Eastern, Main Event: 9P Eastern nt