{"id":2151090,"date":"2024-01-16T20:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T01:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-news-cancels-new-hampshire-debate-after-haley-refuses-another-head-to-head-with-desantis\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T20:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T01:54:24","slug":"abc-news-cancels-new-hampshire-debate-after-haley-refuses-another-head-to-head-with-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-news-cancels-new-hampshire-debate-after-haley-refuses-another-head-to-head-with-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News cancels NH debate as Haley declines another face-off with DeSantis"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fabc-news-cancels-new-hampshire-debate-after-haley-refuses-another-head-to-head-with-desantis%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=2151090&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>ABC News Cancels Debate as Nikki\u2062 Haley Declines to Face Ron DeSantis Again<\/h2>\n<p>ABC News has \u2064made the decision to cancel\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-gavin-newsom-slams-desantis-and-declares-biden-the-winner\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom criticizes DeSantis, declares Biden victorious in GOP debate.\">highly\u2063 anticipated debate<\/a> that was scheduled for \u200clater this week.\u200c The cancellation comes\u200d after former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley\u200b made it clear that she \u200bwould only participate \u200cin a debate against either Donald Trump or Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had five great debates in this campaign. Unfortunately, Donald\u200d Trump has ducked all\u2063 of them,\u201d Haley stated. \u201cHe\u2063 has nowhere left to hide. The next debate I do will\u200b either be with Donald\u2062 Trump or with Joe Biden. I look forward\u200d to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s statement\u200d came \u200cjust a day after the Iowa caucuses, where Trump emerged as the clear winner \u200cwith 51%\u2062 of the vote. DeSantis\u2063 secured second place with 21%, \u2063while Haley\u2064 trailed behind in \u200bthird with 19%. Notably, Haley had heavily focused her efforts on Iowa, spending\u2063 a staggering $37 million on pro-Haley ads in the state, surpassing \u200bthe amounts spent by both DeSantis and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Prior \u2063to the caucuses, Haley engaged in\u200c a head-to-head debate with DeSantis. However, a poll conducted by J.L. Partners revealed that the majority of viewers,\u2062 55%, believed that DeSantis had\u200c won the debate,\u200c while \u200donly 31% thought Haley came \u2063out on top.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis criticized Haley\u2064 for her\u2064 decision to skip\u2062 the upcoming debate, accusing her of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kjp-calls-on-peter-doocy-has-a-tantrum-and-moves-on-when-she-hears-his-question\/\" title=\"KJP summons Peter Doocy, throws tantrum, swiftly moves on upon hearing his question.\">avoiding tough questions<\/a> regarding her financial ties to Boeing. He tweeted, \u201cNikki Haley is afraid\u200d to debate \u2062because she doesn\u2019t want to answer the tough questions\u2062 such \u2063as how she got rich off Boeing after giving\u200b them millions in taxpayer handouts as governor of South Carolina.\u2064 The\u200c reality is that she is not\u200d running for the nomination, she\u2019s running to be Trump\u2019s VP. I won\u2019t snub New Hampshire voters like both Nikki Haley and Donald Trump, and plan\u2063 to\u2063 honor my commitments. I look forward to debating two\u2064 empty \u200bpodiums \u200bin the \u200bGranite State this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite speculation \u2064that Haley is positioning herself for the vice \u2062presidency in a \u2063potential\u200c Trump administration, she has firmly denied these claims. In an interview with CBS News, she stated, \u201cI\u2019m not interested in being vice president. I\u2019m running to be president and I\u2019m running \u200bto win and we will.\u201d<\/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=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Trump \u2063also took the opportunity to criticize Haley on social media, expressing\u200d his disdain\u200b for her poor performance in the Iowa\u2063 Primary. He wrote, \u201cAmericans for\u200b Chinese\u2064 Prosperity, a \u2064RINO Charles Koch \u200dcon job that is funding, along with \u200cmany Democrats and \u200cothers that aren\u2019t feeling so well \u200cright now, is \u200dvery embarrassed by \u2062the poor showing of Nikki \u2018Birdbrain\u2019 Haley in \u200dyesterday\u2019s Iowa Primary. She placed a distant THIRD, after spending millions of\u200c Koch\u2019s largely \u2064Inherited and OPM \u200bDollars. I HATE WHAT THEY REPRESENT, OPEN BORDERS AND ALL \u2014 SO BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 How\u2063 did Haley&#8217;s decision \u200dto only\u200b participate in a debate\u200c with\u2062 Trump or Biden impact the cancellation \u2064of the ABC \u200dNews \u200cdebate and \u2064what\u200c does this mean for \u200cthe future of the remaining debates in the primary\u2062 race?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  64% to be exact, believed that DeSantis won the debate.\u2064 This\u200c was seen\u2063 as a \u2063blow to Haley&#8217;s campaign and may\u200d have influenced\u2062 her decision to decline another \u200cdebate \u200bwith him.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News had initially hoped to host a rematch between \u2063Haley and DeSantis, given their close rankings in the Iowa \u2063caucuses. The \u2062debate was expected to provide an opportunity for both candidates to \u2064address their policies and plans \u200din a direct and public\u200c forum.<\/p>\n<p>However, Haley&#8217;s decision to only participate in a debate with Trump \u2063or Biden has \u200cled to the cancellation of the \u200bevent. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-officials-ties-to-obama-foundation-raise-questions-after-decision-to-delay-water\/\" title=\"Questions arise over Maui official's ties to Obama Foundation following water delay.\">decision raises questions<\/a> \u200dabout the \u2064future of the remaining debates in the primary race, as well as the influence of top-tier candidates on \u200bthe\u2063 scheduling and format of debates.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the\u200b ABC \u200cNews debate is undoubtedly disappointing for the network and for\u200c viewers who\u200b were eagerly anticipating the showdown between Haley \u200dand DeSantis. The debate would have been an important\u200c platform for the candidates\u200b to articulate their positions on crucial issues and engage in direct exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2062clear that Haley&#8217;s refusal to participate in a debate with DeSantis stems from her desire \u2063to focus on\u2063 the front-runners \u2063in the race. By \u2064limiting her\u2062 debate participation \u200cto \u200bTrump or Biden, she is aiming \u2062to\u2063 position herself as a contender at the \u2063highest level of \u200cthe primary.<\/p>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s decision also reflects a \u200bbroader trend \u2062in this election cycle, where\u200c candidates are increasingly\u2063 selective about their\u200b debate\u200b participation. This selectiveness may be driven by the desire to avoid confrontations with opponents who may \u200dpose a significant challenge, \u200cor it may be a strategic move to consolidate support among a specific \u2064set of voters.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the ABC News debate raises important \u2064questions about the role and impact of debates in the \u200cprimary process. Debates serve as a \u2063critical means for\u2064 candidates to make\u2064 their case\u2063 to voters, \u2063demonstrate their knowledge and leadership abilities, and\u200c engage in rigorous\u200c discussions on policy matters.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 the primary race\u200c intensifies and the \u2062field \u200bof candidates narrows, it will be crucial\u2064 for networks and organizers \u2062to adapt their approach to debates\u2064 to ensure that they continue to serve\u2064 their intended \u2062purpose. \u2064This may involve rethinking the format, scheduling, and criteria for participation to accommodate the preferences \u2064and strategies of candidates.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 conclusion, the cancellation of the ABC\u200b News debate \u200dhighlights the strategic considerations and dynamics at play\u200b in the primary race. While it is disappointing\u2062 for\u200c viewers and for the candidates&#8217; supporters, it underscores the need for a \u200dthoughtful and adaptable approach\u200b to debates\u2063 in a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-factor-democrats-success-on-election-night-had-one-thing-in-common\/\" title=\"The Biden factor: Democrats' success on election night had one thing in common\">rapidly evolving political landscape<\/a>. As the race progresses, it will be interesting\u200d to\u200b see how candidates navigate the debate stage and how \u200cnetworks and\u200b organizers \u2064respond \u200bto their demands \u2063and preferences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC News canceled a debate set for this week as Nikki Haley refused to face off against Ron DeSantis. Haley stated her next debate would involve either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. 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