{"id":2118661,"date":"2023-12-07T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-gop-debate-left-out-the-msm-republicans-say-thats-a-good-thing\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T18:43:33","slug":"fourth-gop-debate-left-out-the-msm-republicans-say-thats-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-gop-debate-left-out-the-msm-republicans-say-thats-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Debate Excludes MSM, Republicans Approve"},"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\">12<\/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%2Ffourth-gop-debate-left-out-the-msm-republicans-say-thats-a-good-thing%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=2118661&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Moderators from conservative and independent media helped drive debate on transgender issues, one operative says<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Eliana Johnson, Megyn Kelly, \u200cElizabeth Vargas (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Wednesday \u2062night&#8217;s Republican presidential\u2062 debate\u2064 was the fourth of the year. But it was the first to feature moderators from\u2063 outside of mainstream media\u2014a move\u2062 that brought fresh questions on important issues for GOP voters, campaign operatives told the <i>Washington Free Beacon<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Free Beacon<\/i> editor in chief Eliana Johnson moderated the debate alongside SiriusXM&#8217;s Megyn Kelly and NewsNation&#8217;s Elizabeth\u200c Vargas. \u200dThe\u200d inclusion of conservative media\u2062 figures over their mainstream alternatives\u2014NBC, for example, hosted the third debate last month\u2014brought\u2063 a &#8220;credibility factor to\u2063 ask those tough\u2062 questions,&#8221; Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl \u2062told the <i>Free Beacon<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think if we&#8217;re going\u200c to get competition to the mainstream\u2064 media, which Republicans\u2063 very much support, it&#8217;s going to take throwing \u2026 some of the opportunities to [conservative] \u200d networks,&#8221;\u200d Wahl\u2062 said. \u200c&#8221;So in that regard I think it was very smart by the [Republican National Committee]. I support it.&#8221; Asked\u200b if he expected to see the committee take a similar approach in future debates, \u2063Wahl said, &#8220;I think the answer is yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">campaign official<\/a> Andrew Romeo,\u200c meanwhile, said the RNC&#8217;s decision to partner with outlets outside the mainstream led to questions \u2064on transgenderism \u200band other issues that left-wing networks treat with contempt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having a conservative debate like that to\u2064 bring that issue out was important,&#8221;\u200c Romeo told the <i>Free Beacon<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC in the buildup to the primary said it\u2062 would move away \u200bfrom the &#8220;same old&#8221; \u2063outlet partners in \u2062favor of conservative alternatives, an\u2062 attempt \u200dto build &#8220;conservative media up.&#8221; Instead, the committee partnered \u200cwith Univision for the second debate and NBC for the \u2062third, prompting <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/10\/16\/rnc-conservative-presidential-debate-nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right-wing criticism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That changed last month, when the RNC announced\u2063 its partners \u200bfor the fourth debate. The <i>Free Beacon<\/i>&#8216;s debate partnership with Kelly and NewsNation, \u2062Johnson said\u200b in a Nov. 9 statement, aimed to &#8220;offer the candidates a debate platform outside of the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">mainstream media echo chamber<\/a> and to give Republican primary voters a debate where conservative ideas and values will be the terrain and not the target.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Mark Harris, who leads a \u2063super PAC supporting former U.N.\u200d ambassador Nikki Haley, that effort was a\u200d successful \u2064one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought all the \u200bmoderators did a \u2064great job \u2026 bringing to the \u200cfore, you know,\u200c the major issues from a Republican primary voter perspective,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;Clearly a lot of Republicans \u2064and\u200b Republican primary voters read the <i>Free Beacon<\/i>. \u2026 So\u2062 I think it&#8217;s a great\u2062 opportunity to reach more voters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chris Christie campaign adviser Doug Mayer echoed Harris&#8217;s rhetoric, calling the <i>Free Beacon<\/i>&#8216;s participation in the\u2064 debate &#8220;healthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u200b think it&#8217;s great,&#8221; Mayer said. &#8220;I think mainstream media\u2014it&#8217;s an old term. \u2026 I think conservative outlets like NewsNation and the <i>Free Beacon<\/i> are playing a bigger role. And I think that&#8217;s healthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Alec \u2062Schemmel and Meghan Blonder contributed to \u200cthis report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" title=\"View all posts in 2024 Election\">2024 Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" title=\"View all posts in Campaign\">Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/debate\/\" title=\"View all posts in Debate\">Debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/free-beacon\/\" title=\"View all posts in Free Beacon\">Free Beacon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/gop-primary\/\" title=\"View all posts in GOP Primary\">GOP Primary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/media\/\" title=\"View all posts in Media\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/media-bias\/\" title=\"View all posts in Media Bias\">Media Bias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/megyn-kelly\/\" title=\"View all posts in Megyn Kelly\">Megyn Kelly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" title=\"View all posts in Republican Party\">Republican Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" title=\"View all posts in Republicans\">Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" title=\"View all posts in RNC\">RNC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/transgenderism\/\" title=\"View all posts in Transgenderism\">Transgenderism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why was\u2062 the topic\u200b of \u200ctransgenderism given significant attention in this conservative debate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  > and view it as \u2063a reputable source of information. So, I think having\u200c a moderator \u2063from the <i>Free \u200dBeacon<\/i> was significant in bringing some legitimacy to the debate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200binclusion of \u200cmoderators from\u200d conservative and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-opposition-candidates-decry-govt-censorship\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s opposition candidates decry govt censorship\">independent media outlets<\/a> not only brought a fresh perspective to \u200bthe debate but \u2063also allowed for more\u200c in-depth discussion on important issues. One of the topics that received \u200bsignificant\u200b attention was transgenderism, an issue that is often disregarded or treated with contempt \u2063by left-wing networks.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Romeo, a\u200b campaign official for Ron DeSantis, commended the decision \u2063to have a conservative debate that brought attention to the issue. He recognized the importance \u200dof discussing such topics and giving conservative\u2062 ideas a platform to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee (RNC) had previously stated its \u2064intention to move away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">mainstream media outlets<\/a> and instead \u2063partner with conservative alternatives\u2064 in an effort to\u200b build \u200bup conservative media. However, the \u2063committee faced criticism for \u2064its choice of partners, including\u2064 Univision \u2063and NBC, in the earlier debates.<\/p>\n<p>With the announcement of the partnership between the RNC\u200b and moderators from the\u200c <i>Free Beacon<\/i>, SiriusXM, and NewsNation for\u200d the fourth debate, the committee aimed to provide\u2064 a platform outside of the mainstream media \u2063echo chamber. The goal was to prioritize conservative \u200dideas and values rather than subjecting them to criticism and targeting.<\/p>\n<p>The decision\u200c to include moderators from conservative and independent media outlets was met with praise from Mark\u200d Harris, who leads a super PAC supporting Nikki Haley. He commended the moderators for bringing forth \u2064the\u2064 major issues from the\u2064 perspective\u2062 of Republican primary voters. The presence of a moderator from the <i>Free Beacon<\/i> was particularly significant, as many Republicans view the publication \u2064as a reputable and trustworthy source of information.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the inclusion of moderators from conservative and\u2062 independent media outlets in the fourth Republican presidential debate \u2062brought a credibility factor and allowed for\u200c more robust \u2062discussions on important\u2062 issues. It\u200b provided an alternative to the mainstream media&#8217;s approach\u2063 and gave conservative\u2063 ideas the platform they deserve. This decision has \u2063garnered support from GOP voters and campaign operatives, indicating that similar \u200capproaches may\u2063 be expected in future debates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moderators from non-mainstream media, including conservative and independent outlets, played a significant role in sparking discussions on transgender issues during the fourth Republican presidential debate. This marked a departure from previous debates and raised new concerns about the topic. 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