Who's Afraid of an Open Debate? The Truth About the Commission on Presidential Debat

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Who's Afraid of an Open Debate? The Truth About the Commission on Presidential Debates


Third Party Candidate – On the Ballot In 50 States – Files Lawsuit Demanding Inclusion in Presidential Debates

Alleges Anti-Trust Violation By Democratic and Republican Parties

The Presidential Debate Commission (PDC) is run by former chairmen of the Democratic and Republican parties. The debates almost always exclude third-party candidates.

Gary Johnson is looking to change that.

The Libertarian candidate for president – who will be on all 50 states’ ballots this election, and who is currently polling at around 5% of the vote – Johnson (and his vice presidential running mate, retired judge Jim Gray) have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PDC for excluding them from the debates:

The Gov. Gary Johnson/Judge Jim Gray Campaign has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Democrats, Republicans, & the Commission on Presidential Debates for antitrust and anticompetitive acts. The voters deserve competition!

The lawsuit comes after the PDC’s failure to respond to the following letter from Johnson last month: Read about here
Third Party Candidate – Who Is On the Ballot In All 50 States – Files Lawsuit Demanding Inclusion in Presidential Debates - Washington's Blog

Check out this video: The Truth About the Commission on Presidential Debates

Who's Afraid of an Open Debate? The Truth About the Commission on Presidential Debates - YouTube!
 
The debate format is a joke anyone. I'd much rather watch the candidates argue amongst themselves than to have "objective" moderators......of all liberals
 

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