Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is blasting CNN for “egregious interference with the Iowa GOP caucus” over a “pretend” debate that the community is internet hosting on January 10.
Ramaswamy mentioned that CNN informed his marketing campaign that “a number of qualifying polls that the RNC used for its debates wouldn’t rely” for him to take part in theirs.
“CNN’s egregious interference with the Iowa GOP caucus is offensive,” Ramaswamy wrote in a publish to X, the platform previously often called “Twitter.”
The candidate continued, “My CNN city corridor with the voters right here went so effectively that they lower it off early & then threatened our marketing campaign with a cease-and-desist for posting it on YouTube, whereas Nikki Haley’s scripted CNN city corridor from 6 months in the past continues to be up.”
CNN’s egregious interference with the Iowa GOP caucus is offensive. My CNN city corridor with the voters right here went so effectively that they lower it off early & then threatened our marketing campaign with a cease-and-desist for posting it on YouTube, whereas Nikki Haley’s scripted CNN city corridor from 6… https://t.co/bq6AfixpuR
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 30, 2023
“Then CNN notified our marketing campaign inside 48 hours that a number of qualifying polls that the RNC used for its debates wouldn’t rely for CNN’s pretend ‘debate’ that they’re internet hosting in Iowa on January 10,” Ramaswamy mentioned. “The dishonesty wants to finish.”
Ramaswamy participated in a townhall on the community hosted by Abby Phillip earlier this month.
CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will likely be moderating the first debate at Drake College in Des Moines, lowa, on January 10 at 9 p.m. ET.
In accordance with a report from the Des Moines Register, “To qualify, candidates should obtain no less than 10% help in three separate polls that meet CNN’s requirements for reporting. One of many three qualifying polls have to be an authorised ballot of Iowa probably Republican caucusgoers, just like the Des Moines Register/NBC Information/Mediacom Iowa Ballot.”
Moreover, the candidates should “fulfill the necessities outlined in Article II, Part 1 of the Structure of the US, file a press release of candidacy with the Federal Election Fee, and agree to just accept the principles and format of the talk.”
The deadline to qualify is January 2.
“We’re honored to proceed taking part in a central function within the democratic course of at Drake College,” Drake College President Marty Martin mentioned in a press launch. “Des Moines and Drake have lengthy been a hub for political and civic engagement on the nationwide stage, and we’re excited to hold on that custom main into the 2024 election, inviting our college students, our neighborhood, and hundreds of tourists to have interaction in presidential politics.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have dedicated to the Iowa debate and seem like the one ones taking part.
NEW: @RonDeSantis accepts CNN’s debate in New Hampshire. That is the second debate invitation DeSantis has accepted within the Granite State.
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— Andrew Romeo (@andrewromeo33) December 29, 2023
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner by a big margin, won’t take part within the debate — leaving it as a battle for second place.