Lower Tier Candidates Excluded From Iowa GOP Debate

Folks, the media is trying to censor candidates based on their polls. They aren't being fair to the American voters by excluding candidates from the debates. Let's for the right of Americans to the hear the voices of all candidates, so they can make a fair decision.

Republican Party of Iowa to host presidential debate in DES MOINES

Debate to be nationally televised by FOX NEWS CHANNEL

The Republican Party of Iowa announced today that it will hold itspresidential debate at Hy-Vee Hall in downtown Des Moines. The event, to beheld the evening of December 4, 2007, will be the first debate in Iowa to betelevised by FOX News Channel this election season, as well as the firstdebate sponsored by the Republican Party of Iowa.

Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Ray Hoffmann said, “With the caucuses less than a month away, our December 4 debate will be very telling to Iowans andthe nation. We are thrilled to be having this event in central Iowa, andright in downtown Des Moines which will be the epicenter on caucus night.”

The debate will be limited to those candidates who have satisfied thefollowing criteria:

1. Announced a formal campaign for President; and

2. Filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission; and

3. Met all U.S. constitutional requirements; and

****4. Garnered at least 5% of the national electorate as determined by anaverage of the most recent national telephone polls of registered votersconducted by non-partisan public opinion polling organizations leading up tothe registration deadline as determined by Fox News Channel and theRepublican Party of Iowa or garnered an average of at least 5% in the mostrecent polls of Iowa voters conducted by the American Research Group and theDes Moines Register.

******To exclude candidates is a slap in the face of the grassroots of America who have a right to choose a good candidate, and to exclude someone based upon their poll numbers limits Americans’ ability to see all the candidates available. This gives them unprecedented control over the election, by keeping the status quo for the top tier the same. Please e-mail the Iowa GOP by contacting them through the website below, and let them know what we think:

http://www.iowagop.net/

(http://dhgrassrevolt.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/iowa-debate-to-exclude-lower-tier/)

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Iowa Republican Party
Mary Tiffany, communications director(515) 282-8105mtiffany@iowagop.org
Ray HoffmannChairmanSioux Cityrayhoffmann@iowagop.org
Leon MosleyCo ChairmanWaterloolmosley7@mchsi.com
Chuck LaudnerExecutive DirectorDes Moinesclaudner@iowagop.org
Paula DierenfeldLegal CounselDes Moinespsd@nyemaster.com
Kathy PearsonPres. IFRWCedar Rapidskpearson@kaas-emp.com
Phyllis KellyNational CommitteewomanCharles Cityphyllisk@fiai.net
Steve RobertsNational CommitteemanDes Moinessteveroberts@lawiowa.com