{"id":2080626,"date":"2023-10-26T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-roast-gop-leadership-after-moderators-for-next-debate-are-announced-absolute-insanity\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T18:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:59:22","slug":"conservatives-roast-gop-leadership-after-moderators-for-next-debate-are-announced-absolute-insanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-roast-gop-leadership-after-moderators-for-next-debate-are-announced-absolute-insanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives slam GOP leadership over &#8216;insane&#8217; choice of debate moderators."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fconservatives-roast-gop-leadership-after-moderators-for-next-debate-are-announced-absolute-insanity%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=2080626&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--><h2>Conservatives Roast\u200b GOP Leadership After Moderators for Next Debate Are Announced: &#8216;Absolute Insanity&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>NBC News made \u2063a highly anticipated announcement\u2063 on Wednesday regarding the moderators for the third Republican primary debate of the\u2062 2024 presidential campaign. The choices immediately sparked outrage among many conservatives, who took to social media to express their discontent.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Republican National Committee\u2062 partnered with\u200d NBC \u2064News, among other organizations, for the upcoming debate on November 8 at the Adrienne Arsht \u200cCenter for the Performing Arts\u2062 in\u2062 Miami. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel expressed her excitement about the selection \u2064of NBC News, \u200bSalem \u200cRadio Network, the Republican Jewish Coalition, and Rumble as \u2062partners for the event, \u200dstating that they would provide an excellent opportunity for the candidates to contrast their plans and vision with the \u2062failures of the Biden White House.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement revealed that the debate would be moderated by \u2064left-wing NBC \u200bNews hosts Lester Holt and Kirsten Welker. NBC \u200cNews confirmed the news on Twitter, providing details about the date and time of the debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: \u2064Kristen Welker and Lester Holt host the Republican presidential \u2062debate in Miami on Wednesday, November \u200b8.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in at 8 p.m. ET\/5 \u200cp.m. \u200bPT \u2063on NBC and streaming on NBC News NOW. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SJINByHm0c\">pic.twitter.com\/SJINByHm0c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1717309105743045116?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lester Holt has been the anchor of NBC \u200bNightly News since June 2015, while Kirsten Welker recently took \u200dover hosting duties for\u2062 \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d Both moderators have previous experience moderating debates \u2064during the 2020 election cycle.\u200d Joining them will be\u200c Hugh Hewitt,\u2063 host of \u2064his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dennis-prager-there-is-no-example-of-the-left-having-power-and-not-suppressing-speech-free-speech-is-its-dire-enemy-video\/\" title=\"Dennis Prager: \u201cThere Is No Example of the Left Having Power and Not Suppressing Speech \u2013 Free Speech Is Its Dire Enemy\u201d (VIDEO)\">radio talk show<\/a> on the \u2062Salem Radio Network.<\/p>\n<p>According to Politico, five GOP candidates \u2063have qualified for the \u2062debate: former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former \u2062U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley,\u2064 former New\u2064 Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. However, Trump has decided to skip the debate\u200b and hold a rally in nearby Hialeah, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The choices of Holt and Welker as moderators have \u2063sparked\u200b criticism from conservatives who\u2064 question why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-team-trolls-the-left-with-merch-fauci-can-pound-sand\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Team Trolls the Left with Merch: 'Fauci Can Pound Sand'\">left-wing individuals<\/a> were selected to ask questions\u2062 and \u200dmoderate the\u200c conduct of Republican candidates. Tom Bevan, founder of RealClearPolitics, called the picks &#8220;absolute insanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolute insanity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g11QedkCcR\">pic.twitter.com\/g11QedkCcR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Bevan\u200d (@TomBevanRCP)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBevanRCP\/status\/1717516612805259583?\">October 26, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Nebraska Freedom Coalition \u200baccused the \u200bRepublican National Committee and Ronna McDaniel of \u2062being part of the &#8220;uniparty&#8221; instead of representing conservative \u200bideals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why do they allow this? The RNC and Ronna Romney are the epitome of the uniparty. What\u2019s\u200c sad\u2062 is they have state GOP organizations across the country that are just\u200b like them. Glad we were able to unseat our establishment state party.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nebraska Freedom Coalition \u2063(@NebraskaFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NebraskaFreedom\/status\/1717527818790191580?\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist pointed out that Welker had recently \u2062displayed bias during her interview with Trump, where she lied in defense of \u200dDemocrats&#8217; abortion position. \u2063Jack Posobiec, a Trump supporter, reminded his followers that Welker\u200d had previously acted as a Democratic mouthpiece during the 2020 presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives on social media expressed their frustration with\u2063 the choices, with some calling it &#8220;insane&#8221; and others questioning the motives of GOP \u200dleadership. This pattern of allowing media outlets\u2062 to \u200cselect hostile moderators for Republican debates\u200d while Democratic debates feature left-wing\u200b moderators\u2062 has raised concerns among conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that \u200cmany\u200b conservatives believe the GOP should prioritize selecting moderators who\u2062 align with Republican values\u2063 and address the issues that Republican voters care about.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they can to put The Western Journal out of\u2063 business. Our faithful subscribers have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let\u2064 me be honest:\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">We need your help today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I also want to\u200b send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which \u200bwill give you a plan to \u200cfight back for our \u2064beloved country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right \u2063now<\/b><\/a>  \u2013 The Western Journal \u200cstands for truth in \u2062this\u2062 difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>Please stand with us by subscribing today.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The Western Journal<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns do \u200dconservatives have about the fairness\u2062 and objectivity of the upcoming debate and the role of moderators\u200d Holt and Welker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lishment GOP \u200bchairman\u2063 in Nebraska last \u2062year.\u2063 Sad thing\u2063 is, there are so many of them across\u200d the country.\u2060<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Nebraska Freedom Coalition\u200b (@nebfreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nebfreedom\/status\/1717366241337544194?\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator and author Ben\u2062 Shapiro \u200dalso\u2064 criticized the choices, saying that the RNC&#8217;s selection of moderators was \u200b&#8221;idiotic.&#8221; He pointed \u200bout \u200cthat Holt\u2064 and Welker have shown bias in\u200d their\u2062 previous\u200b coverage and questioned their ability to be neutral\u200d moderators.<\/p>\n<p>The outrage from conservatives highlights ongoing tensions between the Republican Party&#8217;s base and\u200c its leadership. Many believe that the party \u200destablishment, including the RNC, does\u200c not accurately represent conservative values and caters \u200bto a more moderate \u2063agenda. The selection of left-wing moderators for the debate only\u2064 reinforces this perception for many conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the controversy surrounding \u200bthe moderators raises concerns\u200b about\u2063 the fairness and objectivity \u2064of the upcoming debate. Moderators\u2064 play a critical role in\u2063 guiding and shaping the discussion, and their biases can \u2064influence the \u200btone \u2062and direction of the\u200d debate. Conservatives worry that Holt and Welker\u200d will not\u200b ask tough questions or hold the candidates accountable for their positions, \u200dparticularly on \u2062issues\u200b important to the conservative base.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2064date of the debate approaches, \u200bit is likely that \u2064conservatives will continue to \u200bexpress their discontent\u2062 with the choice of moderators. Their criticism serves as a reminder that for many conservatives, perceived bias and unfairness in\u2062 the\u200d media \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-roast-gop-leadership-after-moderators-for-next-debate-are-announced-absolute-insanity\/\" title=\"Conservatives slam GOP leadership over 'insane' choice of debate moderators.\">political establishment remain \u200dpressing concerns<\/a>. The pressure\u2062 is on for the candidates to navigate\u2062 the debate with\u200b skill\u200b and address these concerns to maintain \u200bsupport among\u2063 their conservative \u2062base.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c the\u200b future, it \u2062will be interesting to see how\u200b the Republican Party and \u200bits leadership respond to the criticism and work to bridge the gap\u200c between its base and the\u2063 establishment. Ultimately, the ability to address\u200c these concerns and unite the party will be crucial for the success\u2063 of the Republican candidate in the\u200b 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC News announced the moderator for the third Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. The choice sparked conservative backlash on social media. 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