RNC dumps NBC for February debate. CNN gets the nod via @JazzShaw https://t.co/HTOUb6EQM3
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) January 19, 2016NBC News has zero credibility and the RNC is treating them accordingly...
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— John Nolte (@NolteNC) January 18, 2016After the October debate hosted by NBC partner CNBC—in which co-moderator John Harwood was roundly criticized for a poor performance—the RNC suspended its relationship with NBC News over that upcoming Houston debate.
“I write to inform you that pending further discussion between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and our presidential campaigns, we are suspending the partnership with NBC News for the Republican primary debate at the University of Houston on February 26, 2016,” Priebus wrote to NBC News chairman Andy Lack back in late October. “The RNC’s sole role in the primary debate process is to ensure that our candidates are given a full and fair opportunity to lay out their vision for America’s future. We simply cannot continue with NBC without full consultation with our campaigns.”
In response, NBC News signaled in a statement at the time that it thought the situation could be resolved.
Congrats @JohnJHarwood @carlquintanilla @BeckyQuick > @GOP drops @nbc fr Sup Tuesday debate https://t.co/a0F2dhCq3j pic.twitter.com/IP1t41cQ1G
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) January 19, 2016
