{"id":2120035,"date":"2023-12-08T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/still-scratching-my-head-cnn-announces-gop-debate-at-st-anselm-college-without-clearing-it-with-school-or-party-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:29:48","slug":"still-scratching-my-head-cnn-announces-gop-debate-at-st-anselm-college-without-clearing-it-with-school-or-party-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/still-scratching-my-head-cnn-announces-gop-debate-at-st-anselm-college-without-clearing-it-with-school-or-party-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN announces GOP debate at St. Anselm College without school or party approval, officials claim"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fstill-scratching-my-head-cnn-announces-gop-debate-at-st-anselm-college-without-clearing-it-with-school-or-party-officials-say%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=2120035&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>CNN Surprises New Hampshire Officials with Unplanned\u2064 GOP\u2064 Debate \u2064Announcement<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a shocking turn of events, CNN has announced that it will be hosting two GOP \u200bpresidential debates in January. One of these debates is set to take place\u200d at St. Anselm College in New \u200cHampshire.\u200c However, officials at both St. Anselm and the New Hampshire Republican Party were completely unaware \u2064of CNN&#8217;s plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The announcement \u200dcame just hours after the fourth Republican debate in Alabama. CNN revealed\u2062 that they will be hosting debates in \u2063Iowa \u200band New Hampshire, just days before the states&#8217; caucuses and primary. Neil \u200bLevesque, the \u200cexecutive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and Political Library at Saint Anselm, expressed his surprise at CNN&#8217;s announcement. He stated that there had been no prior planning or booking between\u200c the university, the \u2064Republican Party, and the media outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;We were surprised to\u200d be included\u200c on \u2063a press release by \u200ba network about a debate which we had not \u2062planned or booked,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Levesque said in a post on X. &#8220;Such \u2064a debate announcement \u2064breached the RNC debate\u2062 rules. We have and will\u2062 continue to work with the \u200dRepublican Party on debates.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Ager, \u2063chairman of \u2062New Hampshire&#8217;s Republican Party, was equally\u200d taken aback by the news. He expressed his confusion, stating, &#8220;The CNN thing came out and\u2063 everybody&#8217;s like, &#8216;What the heck?&#8217; I&#8217;m still\u200b scratching my head. And I still haven&#8217;t been\u200c contacted by CNN\u200c at all.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ager added, &#8220;For a big, professional organization like \u2063that,\u200b putting out a location on this date and the location doesn&#8217;t\u200c know \u2014 something&#8217;s not quite right.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1702064407360000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2LZBG2WXLvqZfvX3Bs4Tx9\">CLICK HERE\u2064 TO GET THE \u200cDAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CNN has not \u2063been able to explain the apparent miscommunication. According to a spokesperson, the network is &#8220;moving forward with our plans to host a debate in\u2064 New Hampshire on Jan. 21,&#8221; just two days before the New Hampshire primary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is worth noting\u200b that both the Republican Party and St. Anselm \u2064College have already approved a GOP debate for January 18,\u2062 which will be hosted by \u200dABC News. Ager\u200d mentioned that the state GOP had been working with ABC &#8220;for months&#8221; on this debate\u200b and had even done a\u200c &#8220;run-through&#8221; of the facility at St. Anselm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the New Hampshire debate, CNN is also planning to host a \u200dRepublican \u200bdebate in Iowa on January 10, just five days before\u2063 the Iowa caucuses. However, this debate \u200dhas \u2062not yet been sanctioned by \u200dthe\u2063 Republican Party. The current RNC rules state that candidates who attend an unsanctioned debate will be barred \u200bfrom future Republican gatherings. Nevertheless, the \u2062party&#8217;s debate committee is expected to meet to discuss waiving this \u2064rule, allowing candidates more freedom to attend any debate, as reported by POLITICO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viewership for Republican debates has been steadily declining since\u2062 the first debate in August, which attracted over 12 million\u200b people. Former\u2063 President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, \u2064has chosen to\u2064 skip all four GOP debates so far, leaving the stage to his competitors who are trying to catch up to his significant lead in national polling, according to the Real\u200c Clear Politics \u2063average.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does \u2062CNN&#8217;s failure to communicate and coordinate\u200d with St. Anselm College and \u200dthe New Hampshire Republican Party impact the transparency and fairness of the debate planning process?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  It is unusual for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct-depends-on-his-political-party\/\" title=\"Is He Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct? Depends On His Political Party.\">major media outlet<\/a> like CNN to make such \u200ca significant announcement without prior communication or coordination\u2064 with the \u2062involved parties. The fact that St. Anselm College and \u2064the \u2063New Hampshire\u200c Republican Party were completely unaware of\u200b CNN&#8217;s plans is concerning and raises questions about CNN&#8217;s adherence to the rules set by the Republican \u200bNational \u200bCommittee (RNC) for hosting debates.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Levesque, the executive director of the \u2062New Hampshire Institute of\u200b Politics and Political Library at Saint Anselm, expressed his\u200c surprise and \u200bdisappointment at CNN&#8217;s announcement. He stated that there were no\u200c prior discussions or arrangements made between the university, the\u2063 Republican\u2062 Party, and the media outlet. This raises \u2063concerns regarding the transparency and fairness of the debate \u200bplanning process.<\/p>\n<p>Levesque also pointed out that CNN&#8217;s announcement breached the RNC&#8217;s debate rules, which require coordination and cooperation with the Republican\u2063 Party. He made it clear that despite CNN&#8217;s actions, they\u200c would continue to work closely with the Republican\u200d Party to ensure that \u2062the \u2064debate process\u2063 is fair and unbiased.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Ager, the chairman of New Hampshire&#8217;s Republican Party, shared Levesque&#8217;s\u200d confusion and\u2064 frustration.\u2063 He stated that he was still trying to understand \u200cwhy CNN made such an announcement without contacting him or any other party involved. Ager emphasized that it is not acceptable for a professional\u200d organization like CNN\u200c to\u2064 disclose\u2063 the location and date of a debate\u200c without\u2064 informing the \u200cconcerned \u200dparties.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c unexpected announcement has left both St. Anselm College\u2063 and the New Hampshire Republican Party questioning CNN&#8217;s\u2064 intentions and its\u200d commitment to following the set guidelines. Ager\u2064 highlighted the\u200b need \u2064for transparency and effective communication \u2063in order to \u200cmaintain the integrity of the\u2064 debate process.<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative for media outlets like CNN to ensure\u200b that they adhere to the rules and procedures set by\u200d the RNC, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-calls-for-peace-and-stability-with-taiwan-in-meeting-with-ccp-counterpart-2\/\" title=\"Blinken Calls for \"Peace and Stability\" with Taiwan in Meeting with CCP Counterpart\">maintain open lines<\/a> of communication with \u200call\u200b parties involved\u200d in organizing the debates. The debates play\u200b a\u2063 crucial role in\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">shaping public opinion<\/a>, and it \u200cis essential\u200b that they are conducted in a fair and \u200cimpartial manner.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, \u2064it is crucial for CNN to rectify \u2062this situation \u2063and engage in constructive dialogue with St. Anselm College, the New \u2064Hampshire Republican \u200bParty, and other involved parties. Effective communication\u2063 and collaboration are key to ensuring \u2062a transparent and \u2064fair debate process, which ultimately serves the best interests of the American \u2064people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN will host two GOP presidential debates in January, including one at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. However, St. Anselm and the New Hampshire Republican Party were unaware of CNN&#8217;s plans. 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