FOX NEWS DROPS THE BALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FORUM
On Sunday, January 6, 2008, Fox News Channel held a Republican Presidential Forum. However, they made the decision to only invite 5 of the candidates running, leaving Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter on the sidelines. Chris Wallace said at the beginning of the forum, "One of the five men sitting at this table tonight will be the Republican presidential nominee."
That may be true and it may not be true. It is not up to Fox News to decide. It is up to the citizens of this country to decide. That is why we have primaries and caucuses. Rep. Ron Paul and Rep. Duncan Hunter are both running serious campaigns. At this point Ron Paul has more delegates than Rudy Giuliani and Duncan Hunter has the same number of delegates as Rudy Giuliani. Ron Paul received more votes than Giuliani in the Iowa Caucus. Duncan Hunter received more votes than Giuliani in the Wyoming Caucus. Yet, these two candidates were excluded and Rudy Giuliani was invited?
Fox News Channel dropped the ball on this issue. The New Hampshire Republican party agrees. They were set to sponsor the Fox News forum. When they were informed that Rep. Paul and Rep. Hunter were not invited, they pulled their sponsorship from the event. So my advice to Fox News...Let the voters decide who is and who isn't a viable candidate.
-Trent
