Here is a little ditty I got by e-mail.
Republican Liberty Caucus Advisory Board member Gary Johnson, the former two-term Governor of New Mexico, is being excluded from the upcoming CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union-Leader Republican Presidential debate taking place in Manchester on Monday, June 13.
Maybe it has something to do with the criteria for being in the debate.
According to these criteria, the following invited candidates should not have been:
Former Ambassador Jon Huntsman (who declined the invitation)
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Former Senator Rick Santorum:
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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (who declined the invitation):
[snip]Gov. Johnson, who was included in last month’s debate in SC and has already been accepted for next month’s debate in NV, and who has consistently polled alongside Santorum and above Huntsman, however, did not receive such special treatment. The several declined invitations proves that Gov. Johnson was not excluded for want of space on the debate stage.
Read the whole thing to get all the details.
What can you do about it? I’m glad you asked. You can contact these folks:
CNN
(404) 827-1500 or (202) 898-7900
Text: CNN (space) and your news tip to 772937 (don’t forget the space after CNN).
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html
Twitter: @CNN or @teamCNNWMUR
http://www.wmur.com/contact/index.html
(603) 669-9999
Twitter: @WMUR9Union Leader
publisher@unionleader.com
http://www.unionleader.com/tip
(603) 668-4321 Twitter: @unionleaderWith Twitter, use hashtag #GJ2012 or #GJinNH.
There is also a petition to sign. I was #392 (roughly). It is going to take at least 10,000 sigs to draw any attention. Get busy. And get your friends.
So who is scheduled so far for the debate?
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum…
Maybe if Johnson remains obscure he will have a better chance of being picked by Palin. Maybe not.
Cross Posted at Power and Control
Comments
2 responses to “Why Isn’t Gary Johnson Included?”
Thanks, and keep it up! Wonderful that you noticed this as I have been swamped. I predicted that they would do this.
http://classicalvalues.com/2011/04/got_a_prayer/
Having lived in News Mexico during the eight years Gary Johnson was Governor, I think he did an outstanding job.
What I hate most is every time his name is mentioned, they bring up his belief that marijuana should be legal. They make his view sound like he’s a nut job. He is just about freedom.
Why don’t they say he used the veto pen to control spending in a state where liberals were in control and spending was out of control.
This is why people think voting is a joke. Are the liberals running the debate scared Gary Johnson’s message will get out.
Are conservatives scared as well? Are they happy they do not have to face a man who has experience at cutting spending?