{"id":2151625,"date":"2024-01-17T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-follows-abc-in-nixing-gop-debate-in-new-hampshire\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:35:29","slug":"cnn-follows-abc-in-nixing-gop-debate-in-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-follows-abc-in-nixing-gop-debate-in-new-hampshire\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN joins ABC in canceling GOP debate in New Hampshire"},"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%2Fcnn-follows-abc-in-nixing-gop-debate-in-new-hampshire%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=2151625&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>A Second Network Cancels GOP Presidential Debate in New Hampshire<\/h2>\n<p>A second network has \u2064decided to cancel a highly anticipated GOP presidential\u2064 debate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-hampshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire<\/a>, leaving voters disappointed as \u200dthey will not witness another clash between \u2062candidates on stage before the state&#8217;s primary next\u200d week.<\/p>\n<p>After ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/abc-news-cancels-new-hampshire-debate-after-haley-refuses-another-head-to-head-with-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scrapped<\/a> its Thursday event, \u2062CNN has also abandoned its plans for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/07\/politics\/cnn-gop-presidential-primary-debates-2024\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate on Sunday<\/a>.\u2062 This decision\u200c comes as former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald \u200dTrump<\/a> and former South Carolina \u2062Governor \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nikki-haley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikki Haley<\/a>, two of \u200bthe top \u200dthree remaining candidates, have chosen not to\u2062 participate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCNN\u2063 is no longer moving forward with a New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Debate, as only one qualifying candidate accepted our invitation to take \u200cthe \u2064stage,\u201d a CNN\u2064 spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/cnn-cancels-gop-republcan-debate-town-hall-nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The Wrap<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2063 will continue to pursue \u2063other opportunities as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/60-florida-sheriffs-endorse-desantiss-campaign-to-move-into-the-white-house\/\" title=\"60 Florida sheriffs endorse DeSantis's bid for the White House.\">campaign season progresses<\/a> through 2024, including candidate Town Halls.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, \u2064CNN has announced that Jake Tapper, one of their prominent anchors, will\u2063 host a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-network-ratings-drop-during-bidens-first-full-week-in-office\/\" title=\"TV Network Ratings Drop During Biden\u2019s First Full Week in Office\">town hall event<\/a>\u2062 with Nikki Haley at New England College in Henniker, New \u2063Hampshire, on Thursday. Just\u2063 a few days \u200dago, the \u2064cable\u200d news network\u200b also held \u200ba town hall with Florida \u2064Governor\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>This election cycle has\u200d seen a total of five Republican \u200dpresidential debates, with the most recent one\u2064 taking\u200d place \u200bin Iowa last week. The Iowa debate featured a head-to-head matchup between Haley \u2064and DeSantis. Trump, who is\u200d leading in the \u200bpolls and emerged as the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/trump-projected-to-win-iowa-caucuses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winner of the Iowa caucuses<\/a>, has declined \u200bto participate in any primary debates thus far.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, who narrowly \u2064beat out Haley for second place in\u200b Iowa,\u2062 expressed his eagerness to return to the debate stage and\u2063 took a \u200dswipe at \u2062his GOP rivals.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t snub New Hampshire \u2062voters like\u200d both Nikki Haley and \u200cDonald Trump, and plan\u200b to honor my commitments. I\u2063 look forward to debating two \u200dempty podiums \u2062in the Granite State this week,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1747264088282214463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u2064in a post on \u200dTuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, Haley released a statement on Tuesday criticizing Trump for avoiding \u2062all\u2064 the debates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe has nowhere left to\u2064 hide,\u201d Haley added. \u201cThe next debate I do \u200dwill either be with Donald Trump or with [President] Joe Biden. \u200dI look\u2064 forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Biden&#8217;s lesser-known challengers have \u2063been left to debate amongst \u2064themselves in\u200b New\u200c Hampshire. The incumbent and the Democratic National Committee (DNC)\u2063 have chosen to prioritize South Carolina as the first state\u200c on the party&#8217;s election calendar,\u200c leaving New Hampshire behind.<\/p>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who \u200chas decided to run\u200b as an independent, is already <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/20\/news\/three-2024-presidential-debates-set-for-texas-virginia-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making \u2062efforts<\/a> \u2064to\u2064 qualify \u2062for\u2063 the general election\u2063 debates later this year.<\/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=1705510074718000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0AUF_7JA6ijKSA6PhcgJG0\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How are \u200dvoters\u200b in\u200c New Hampshire reacting to the cancellation of the debate?\u200c <\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ing in the polls, had declined to participate in all previous debates, including the \u200cone in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 cancellation of the New Hampshire\u2064 debate \u2062by \u2063both ABC News and CNN has left voters in the state disappointed. Debates are \u2062an important platform for candidates to showcase\u2064 their policies and engage in direct discussions with their opponents. Without these\u200d debates, voters are\u200d left with limited opportunities to hear directly from the \u2064candidates before casting their votes in the \u200dupcoming primary.<\/p>\n<p>The decisions\u200b by Trump and Haley not to participate\u200b in the \u200bdebates have been met with\u2063 mixed reactions. Some argue that \u2062as \u2064the frontrunner, \u2063Trump may \u200dfeel \u2062that \u2063participating in debates is unnecessary and may even risk undermining his lead. Haley, on the \u200dother\u2063 hand, has \u200bbeen\u200c criticized for avoiding direct confrontations\u2063 with her\u200c opponents\u200c and opting for \u200ctown hall \u200cevents instead.<\/p>\n<p>The town hall events hosted by CNN have provided an alternative platform for candidates\u200d like Haley \u2063to interact with voters. However, critics \u2062argue that these events lack the same level of\u200b intensity and direct engagement as the debates. Town \u200dhalls tend to be more focused\u2062 on the candidate&#8217;s \u200dpersonal stories and policy positions, \u2063rather than \u2063the back-and-forth exchanges that\u2064 occur \u2063on the debate stage.<\/p>\n<p>With the cancellation\u200d of the New Hampshire debate, voters in the state will\u200d have to rely on other sources of\u200b information to make their decisions. \u2063Campaign rallies, advertisements, and media coverage will play a\u2064 larger role in shaping voters&#8217; perceptions \u2062of\u200c the candidates. \u2063However, without the opportunity to witness the candidates\u200c engage in direct \u200bdebates, voters may feel\u200c that\u200b they are missing\u2063 out on a crucial aspect of the democratic\u200d process.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u200b campaign season progresses, it will be interesting to see how\u200b candidates adapt to the changing dynamics of the race.\u200b With the absence\u200b of debates, candidates may \u2063have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-at-odds-over-medicare-expansions-drug-pricing-as-they-race-for-a-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats At Odds Over Medicare Expansions, Drug Pricing As They Race For A Deal\">find alternative ways<\/a> \u200cto differentiate themselves and make their case to voters. Whether this \u200dwill have a significant\u200b impact on the \u200doutcome of the primary remains to \u200dbe seen.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2063 now, voters in\u2064 New Hampshire and across the country will have to rely on the candidates&#8217;\u200d speeches, interviews, and campaign events to inform their decision-making. The cancellation of the New Hampshire \u2063debate is a disappointing development for those who\u2064 value the role of debates in the electoral process. It highlights the \u200bchallenges and complexities of organizing and hosting debates in \u200ba highly competitive and \u200dunpredictable presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the race for the GOP nomination continues, it is\u200c crucial for voters to stay informed\u200b and\u200c engaged. While the cancellation \u2062of the \u200bNew Hampshire \u2064debate \u2062is a setback, it should not deter \u2062voters \u2062from\u2063 participating in the democratic process.\u2063 By staying informed \u2064and actively engaging with the candidates, voters\u200b can make\u200d informed decisions that align \u2062with their values\u200d and priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second network has canceled a GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire, meaning there won&#8217;t be another clash between candidates before the state&#8217;s primary next week. After ABC News canceled its Thursday event, CNN also scrapped plans for a debate on Sunday. This decision comes as two of the top three remaining candidates, former President Donald Trump and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2151626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2151625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2151625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2151626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2151625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2151625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2151625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}