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Title: After Trump pulls out, Fox News cancels Republican debate
Source: Reuters
URL Source: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WI2H0
Published: Mar 17, 2016
Author: Megan Cassella
Post Date: 2016-03-17 11:55:11 by VxH
Keywords: None
Views: 42248
Comments: 156

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican presidential debate scheduled for next week in Utah has been canceled, host Fox News said on Wednesday, after party front-runner Donald Trump told the network he would not participate.

Trump, who has clashed with Fox News throughout his campaign, told the network in an interview on Wednesday he would not appear at the event, scheduled for Monday, because he thought the Republicans had "had enough debates."

Ohio Governor John Kasich said afterward he would also skip the debate unless Trump changed his mind and decided to come.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, the third remaining Republican candidate seeking the party's nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, criticized Trump on Twitter, calling him #DuckingDonald and urging his supporters to tell Trump to attend.

"He's scared to debate," Cruz said in an interview on Fox News. "He's afraid of being challenged."

Fox News, part of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) broadcast media and entertainment company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, earlier this week announced the debate, to be held in Salt Lake City, its latest in the primary season. Utah holds its presidential primary next Tuesday.

"Ted Cruz has expressed a willingness to debate Trump or Kasich - or both. But obviously, there needs to be more than one participant," Fox News Channel’s executive vice president of news, Michael Clemente, said in a statement. "So the Salt Lake City debate is canceled."

After the cancellation, Trump posted on Twitter that he would make a "big speech" the night of the debate, "but I wish everyone well."

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#10. To: VxH (#0)

1) Fox added this debate only last month.
2) Trump had already promised to speak at the AIPAC conference.
3) Cruz is scheduled to speak there, as is is is Hillary.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-03-17   15:40:54 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: misterwhite, VxH, All (#10)

1) Fox added this debate only last month. 2) Trump had already promised to speak at the AIPAC conference.

Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?

SOSO  posted on  2016-03-17   15:42:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: SOSO (#11)

"Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?"

Yes. Are you saying he did?

misterwhite  posted on  2016-03-17   15:46:38 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: misterwhite (#12)

"Are you saying that Trump never committed to this debate?"

Yes. Are you saying he did?

It appears that he did. Why do you say that he didn't?

SOSO  posted on  2016-03-17   16:06:51 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: SOSO (#13)

"It appears that he did."

What makes you say that?

Trump thought the CNN debate was the last one. Actually it was, until Fox decided last month to add another one. Trump had already scheduled the AIPAC speech.

Nowhere did I read that Trump agreed to the date and agreed to debate.

Just the opposite. Trump thought the debates accomplished nothing -- other than a ratings boost for the networks and endless commentary on who "won" with the best put-down of the other candidates.

Tell me one thing you learned about any of the candidates in the last "debate" that you didn't know already.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-03-17   16:18:24 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: misterwhite (#14)

The problem with these "battle royale" debates is the winner is the one who gets the best "zingers." When it gets down to a couple of people, the logic of the argument becomes much more apparent.

no gnu taxes  posted on  2016-03-17   19:42:18 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: no gnu taxes (#26)

"The problem with these "battle royale" debates is the winner is the one who gets the best "zingers." When it gets down to a couple of people, the logic of the argument becomes much more apparent."

Yeah, right.

Remember when Lloyd Bentsen said to Dan Quayle: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy"? That was a one-on-one debate.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-03-18   9:04:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: misterwhite (#53)

Remember when Lloyd Bentsen said to Dan Quayle: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy"? That was a one-on-one debate.

That's one counter example. However, in that election, who got the last laugh?

no gnu taxes  posted on  2016-03-18   9:10:27 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: no gnu taxes (#55)

"That's one counter example."

Off the top of my head. I'm sure I could dig and find a dozen more.

Of course then you'd say, "That's only a dozen". So why bother? I made my point.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-03-18   9:14:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: misterwhite (#56)

I didn't say there were no zingers in one on one debates. I said the weight of the argument becomes more apparent in comparison to the zingers.

But I won't exploit your youth and inexperience for political gains.

no gnu taxes  posted on  2016-03-18   9:28:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#64. To: no gnu taxes (#59) (Edited)

"I said the weight of the argument becomes more apparent in co comparison to the zingers."

And I again offer as counter-argument when Lloyd Bentsen said to Dan Quayle: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy". What else do you remember from that debate? I rest my case.

Why should Trump, polling at numbers that double his opponents', participate in a debate where his opponents could have a Lloyd Bentsen moment?

misterwhite  posted on  2016-03-18   9:56:53 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#67. To: misterwhite (#64)

What else do you remember from that debate? I rest my case.

Mostly, I remember Quayle began living in the Vice President's quarters a few weeks later.

And frankly, for all the press the remark got, it was cheap and pointless. They were talking about legislating, and when it came to being an actual legislator, Jack Kennedy was no Dan Quayle.

no gnu taxes  posted on  2016-03-18   11:58:58 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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