The National Committee of the Republican Party voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of withdrawing from the Presidential Debate Committee.
What they say: “The Presidential Debate Committee is biased and has refused to undertake simple and sensible reforms to help ensure fair debates, including pre-vote debates and the selection of moderators who have never worked for candidates. stage debate “, RNC President Rona McDaniel said in a press release.
- Today, the RNC is voting to withdraw from the biased CPD, and we will find newer, better platforms for debate to ensure that future nominees are not forced to go through the biased CPD to present their arguments to the American people. She added.
- “Debate is an important part of the democratic process and the RNC is committed to free and fair debate.”
Background: The Republican Party has complained for nearly a decade that the non-profit debate committee – which is described as non-partisan – has preferred Democrats, according to the New York Times.
- Last year, McDaniel warned the CPD that the RNC would advise future Republican candidates not to take part in CPD debates unless “significant reforms” are made.
- In January, the RNC reiterated its position by sending a letter to the CPD, threatening to block future Republican presidential candidates from sanctioned debates unless “meaningful reforms” are made.
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