Ron Paul Excluded from New Hampshire Debate

January 1, 2008, 10:44 am
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ABC, Fox News cutting Ron Paul out of New Hampshire primary debate

AP
December 31, 2007

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ABC and Fox News Channel are narrowing the field of presidential candidates invited to debates on January 6, 2008, in Fox’s case infuriating supporters of Republican Ron Paul.

The participants for ABC’s back-to-back, prime-time Republican and Democratic debates Saturday in New Hampshire will be determined after results of Thursday’s Iowa caucus become clear.

Fox has invited five GOP candidates to a forum with Chris Wallace in New Hampshire on Sunday. Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson received invites, leaving Paul and Duncan Hunter on the sidelines.

The network said it had limited space in its studio – a souped-up bus – and that it invited candidates polling in the double digits.

Some livid Paul supporters are distributing e-mails calling for a boycott of Fox advertisers. A Fox representative did not return calls for comment.

To participate in ABC’s debates, candidates must meet at least one of three benchmarks: place first through fourth in Iowa, poll 5 percent or higher in one of the last four major New Hampshire surveys, or poll 5 percent or higher in one of the last four major national surveys.

ABC News anchor Charles Gibson is moderating both debates, each 90 minutes long.

Could this happen to Ron Paul?

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