{"id":2008346,"date":"2023-08-22T16:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-perry-johnson-to-sue-republican-national-committee-over-debate-snub\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:23:35","slug":"larry-elder-perry-johnson-to-sue-republican-national-committee-over-debate-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-perry-johnson-to-sue-republican-national-committee-over-debate-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Elder and Perry Johnson plan to sue the Republican National Committee for excluding them from the debate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flarry-elder-perry-johnson-to-sue-republican-national-committee-over-debate-snub%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Conservative Pundits Sue Republican\u2064 National Committee Over Debate Snub<\/h2>\n<p>Conservative pundit Larry\u200b Elder and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson announced on Aug. 22\u2064 they will sue the Republican National Committee for being snubbed\u2064 from \u2063the Aug. 23 debate despite their claims that they\u2064 met \u200dthe RNC&#8217;s \u2063requirements for the \u200bdebate.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC\u2064 announced on Aug. 22 that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy,\u2064 former Vice President Mike \u2063Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, \u200dformer Arkansas Gov. \u2062Asa Hutchinson, former South Carolina Gov.\u2063 and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott\u2063 (R-S.C.), and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum qualified for the debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I intend\u200d to sue the RNC to halt Wednesday&#8217;s presidential debate,&#8221; said Mr. Elder, who \u200cpreviously worked for \u2064The Epoch Times, in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-ramaswamy-to-be-positioned-center-stage-in-1st-gop-debate-fox-news-5478352\">DeSantis, Ramaswamy to Be Positioned Center Stage \u2062in 1st GOP Debate: Fox\u2063 News<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-ramaswamy-to-be-positioned-center-stage-in-1st-gop-debate-fox-news-5478352\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kash-patel-defends-trumps-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate-5478399\">Kash Patel Defends Trump&#8217;s Decision to Skip RNC\u2063 Debate<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kash-patel-defends-trumps-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate-5478399\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200bsaid \u2064from the beginning that it appeared the rules of the game were rigged,\u200d little did we know just how rigged it is,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;For some reason, the establishment leaders at the RNC are afraid of having my voice on \u200bthe\u200c debate stage. Just as I \u2062had to fight to successfully be on the \u2063ballot in the California recall election, I will fight to be \u200bon that debate \u2062stage because \u200cI \u200dfully met\u2064 all of the requirements to\u200b do so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Elder included a \u200bstatement with a \u200clist of\u200b bullet points \u200dincluding his claim that he met the required thresholds to \u200dmake\u2064 the debate stage.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bencjacobs\/status\/1694006131201351757?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first \u200dreported<\/a> by journalist \u200bBen Jacobs, Mr. Johnson claimed he met the necessary qualifications to be on the debate stage and announced \u200bthat \u200bhe will \u200dtake &#8220;legal action against the RNC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that from the beginning, the RNC knew who they wanted on the\u2063 stage and who \u2064they wanted to ban \u200cfrom the stage,\u201d Mr. Johnson said. \u201cSimply put, this\u2063 is a flawed decision of\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-perry-johnson-to-sue-republican-national-committee-over-debate-snub\/\" title=\"Larry Elder and Perry Johnson plan to sue the Republican National Committee for excluding them from the debate.\">poorly run process<\/a> of a corrupt organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has reached out to\u2064 Mr. Johnson&#8217;s \u2062campaign and the RNC \u2063for comment.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Qualify \u200dfor the Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The RNC&#8217;s requirements for getting onto the first \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-announces-the-8-candidates-to-participate-in-first-debate-in-milwaukee\/\" title=\"RNC reveals 8 candidates for Milwaukee debate.\">debate stage included<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Polling at least 1 percent in three national polls, or \u2064polling 1 percent in two national polls plus 1 percent in a \u200cpoll recognized by the\u2063 RNC in two of\u2063 the early states, including Iowa, \u2064New \u2064Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.<\/li>\n<li>Having 40,000 unique donors to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-releases-2024-debate-criteria-as-questions-about-trumps-attendance-loom\/\" title=\"RNC sets 2024 debate rules amid Trump attendance doubts.\">principal presidential campaign committee<\/a>, with at least 200 unique donors per state or territory in more than 20 \u2063states and\/or territories.<\/li>\n<li>Signing \u2062a pledge to support the eventual party\u200b nominee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the pledge, the candidates consent &#8220;to appear \u2063in only primary and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-will-not-allow-mainstream-media-to-moderate-gop-debates\/\" title=\"RNC will not allow mainstream media to moderate GOP debates\">general election debates<\/a> that have been sanctioned by the Republican National \u2063Committee, pursuant \u200cto Rule 10(a)(11) of\u2064 The Rules of \u2062the Republican\u2063 Party. \u2063I acknowledge and accept that if I fail to sign this pledge or \u2064if I participate in\u200b any\u2062 debate that\u200d has not been sanctioned by the Republican National Committee, I will not be eligible to \u200cparticipate\u2062 in \u2064any.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative pundit Larry Elder and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson plan to sue the Republican National Committee for excluding them from the Aug. 23 debate. They argue they met the RNC&#8217;s requirements. On Aug. 22, the RNC announced Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Vice President&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":2008347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}