{"id":2123636,"date":"2023-12-13T08:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-iowa-gop-debate-blowing-up-in-networks-face-it-may-not-even-happen-now\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T08:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:24:05","slug":"cnns-iowa-gop-debate-blowing-up-in-networks-face-it-may-not-even-happen-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-iowa-gop-debate-blowing-up-in-networks-face-it-may-not-even-happen-now\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s Iowa GOP Debate in Jeopardy?"},"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%2Fcnns-iowa-gop-debate-blowing-up-in-networks-face-it-may-not-even-happen-now%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=2123636&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>Last week\u2019s Republican primary\u2064 presidential debate was the last one on the GOP\u2019s calendar before the Iowa caucuses next month.<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200cRepublican National Committee announced last \u200dweek it had completed \u200bits involvement in debates during the 2024 primary, but would allow candidates to participate in non-RNC debates without risk of \u2062being \u2062penalized by the \u2062party.<\/p>\n<p>CNN stepped forward offering\u2062 to host a debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10, just \u200bprior\u200b to the Iowa\u200b caucuses\u2064 on\u200b Jan.\u2064 15.<\/p>\n<p>However, the standard \u2062CNN has set for the \u200bdebate is that \u2063\u201ccandidates must receive at least 10% in three separate national\u2063 and\/or Iowa polls of Republican caucusgoers\u2063 or primary voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only three\u2063 candidates\u2062 meet that threshold: Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,\u2062 and former South \u200bCarolina Gov.\u200c Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p>So far only DeSantis has\u2064 committed to participating in the debate,\u200d Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween the lines: Haley has been noncommittal \u2062on\u200c the prospect of facing one-on-one DeSantis ahead of Iowa, even as \u2062she has\u200c also been calling on Trump to break his\u200b debate boycott,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">news outlet<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>NBC affiliate KTIV-TV \u2064in \u2062Sioux City, Iowa, reported Friday\u2063 that Haley \u201csaid former\u200d President\u2063 Donald Trump\u2064 is \u2018going to\u2019 need to be on\u2062 a debate stage before the Iowa caucus, arguing he needs to take his case directly to\u200d Iowans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin told Axios \u200bthe reason \u2062Haley\u2019s not anxious\u200c to get on the stage with the \u200dFlorida governor is because of her performance in last week\u2019s\u200c debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter that loss, it is\u200d no \u200cwonder\u200b why Haley \u2063has failed to confirm\u200d she will join Ron DeSantis on the \u2064debate \u200bstage in Iowa and New Hampshire next month,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A Washington Post poll taken \u200dafter the debate found\u200c DeSantis the winner of the \u200bTuscaloosa debate,<\/p>\n<p>Haley spokeswoman\u2064 Olivia Perez-Cubas told \u200dAxios many offers are coming in for debates following the RNC\u2019s\u2064 announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u2062look forward \u200dto debating in Iowa and continuing to show voters why Nikki is the best candidate to retire Joe\u200c Biden and save our country.\u2062 That debate should\u200d include Donald Trump,\u201d Perez-Cubas said.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis has\u2064 put a lot of time\u2063 in\u2063 Iowa \u200band is betting big on a strong\u2062 performance in\u200c the caucuses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With 36 days to go, we are only growing stronger in the Hawkeye State.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-why-the-media-dont-want-you-to-know-about-the-massive-protests-going-on-around-the-globe\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s Why The Media Don\u2019t Want You To Know About The Massive Protests Going On Around The Globe\">corporate media won\u2019<\/a>t\u2063 tell you this, but\u2063 we have the most state legislative endorsements, the best \u200dground game\u2063 and organization, and we are\u2062 the \u2063hardest working team. Most importantly, I am the only\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/owVjGl9vRL\">pic.twitter.com\/owVjGl9vRL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dRon DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1734006378199433311?\">December 11,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact,\u2064 he told NBC earlier this month, \u201cWe going to win Iowa.\u201d (30 \u2063secs).<\/p>\n<p>A Des Moines \u200bRegister\/NBC News\/Mediacom Iowa Poll released Monday showed Trump with 51 percent support among likely caucusgoers, up\u2063 from \u206443 percent in October, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is\u2063 at 19\u200d percent, up from 16 percent in October, while Haley\u200c held \u2062steady at 16 \u200cpercent.<\/p>\n<p>However, the poll found\u2062 46 percent of those surveyed\u200b were\u2063 still open to changing their minds,\u200b NBC reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This would \u200dbe unfortunate.\u2062 According to the Iowa Poll, there are still 46% of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IowaCaucus?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IowaCaucus<\/a> goers still open and looking.<\/p>\n<p>I urge \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiHaley?\">@NikkiHaley<\/a> to \u200bjoin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis?\">@RonDeSantis<\/a> in honoring Iowans by accepting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?\">@CNN<\/a> \u200b debate invite. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChooseWell2024?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChooseWell2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6fRiLjczCV\">https:\/\/t.co\/6fRiLjczCV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Vander Plaats (@bobvanderplaats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobvanderplaats\/status\/1734421195485741289?\">December 12,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley is looking stronger\u200b in New Hampshire. She\u2019s in second in \u2064the RealClearPolitics average of\u2064 polls at 18.5 percent, ahead of DeSantis at 8.5 percent. Trump leads with \u200d45.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>For Haley to debate DeSantis one-in-one\u200b in Iowa could \u200cpotentially help him in the state, which\u2063 could give him momentum going into the New Hampshire primary, which is scheduled for Jan. 23.<\/p>\n<p>This is \u200blikely the reason she\u2019s hesitant to commit to the CNN debate.<\/p>\n<p>Unless Trump agrees \u200dto it \u2014 highly\u2062 doubtful \u2064\u2014 \u200cthe network \u2063perhaps \u200bwill be left\u2064 hosting a town hall for DeSantis alone, if\u2063 it airs any GOP event at all.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-iowa-gop-debate-blowing-networks-face-may-not-even-happen-now\/\">CNN&#8217;s Iowa GOP Debate Blowing Up in Network&#8217;s Face? It May Not\u2064 Even Happen Now<\/a> \u200b appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might the \u200ccandidates&#8217; performances in the upcoming debate impact voter preferences in Iowa?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T support, followed by Haley at 6 percent. However, it is important to note that the poll was conducted before the debate and candidates&#8217;\u200d performances can \u200chave a significant impact on \u200cvoter preferences.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming debate\u200d in Des Moines, Iowa,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-flexes-over-xi-with-car-comparison-they-call-it-the-beast\/\" title=\"Biden shows off his power over Xi with car comparison: 'It's called the Beast'\">holds \u200dgreat significance<\/a> as \u2064it is the last opportunity for candidates to \u200cmake their case \u2064to voters before the Iowa caucuses. It is an important battleground \u200dstate and can potentially have\u200b a significant impact on\u200c the trajectory of the primary race.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that only three candidates &#8211; Trump, DeSantis, and Haley\u2062 &#8211; meet the required \u2064threshold \u2064set by \u200cCNN adds \u2062an interesting dynamic to the debate. It \u200craises questions about the\u200b inclusivity of\u200d the \u2063debate and whether\u200b it truly \u200brepresents \u2064the diversity of the field. However, it also highlights the strength and popularity of these\u200c three \u2064candidates among Republican caucusgoers.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, who has committed to participating in the debate, is confident \u200bin his chances\u200d in Iowa and has invested significant\u2062 time and resources in the state.\u200d His strong ground game and\u2063 organizational efforts give him an \u2063edge over his competitors. He firmly believes that he can\u2063 emerge victorious in Iowa and considers it a crucial stepping stone towards securing the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Haley&#8217;s \u200creluctance to confirm her participation in the debate\u200d raises speculation about her strategy.\u200c While she has\u200d been calling on Trump to break his debate boycott, \u2063she seems hesitant to \u2064face DeSantis \u2064one-on-one\u2062 before the Iowa\u200d caucuses. Haley&#8217;s \u2064performance in the previous \u2062debate may have played a role in her\u2064 decision, as she aims to regroup and come \u2064back stronger\u2062 in future debates.<\/p>\n<p>The debate in Iowa holds\u2063 immense importance not only \u2064for\u200d the\u200c candidates \u200cbut\u2062 also for voters who\u200c are looking for clear and coherent \u200bpolicy \u200bpositions. It serves as a platform for candidates\u2063 to differentiate\u2064 themselves and showcase their ability to lead the country. All eyes will be on Iowa \u200cas the candidates make their final pitches, aiming to win the support of voters and gain momentum heading into the rest of the primary season.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the last week&#8217;s Republican primary debate was a \u2063crucial event on the GOP&#8217;s \u200ccalendar, setting\u2063 the \u200cstage for the Iowa caucuses next month. With only three\u2063 candidates meeting the threshold to participate, it will be interesting to see how the \u200ddebate unfolds and \u2062whether it\u2063 will have a significant impact on the race. The outcome of the Iowa \u2062caucuses will undoubtedly shape\u200d the \u2064future of the primary \u200brace and could potentially determine the nominee who\u2062 will face off against Joe Biden in the general election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent GOP primary debate marked the final one before the Iowa caucuses. 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