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kpete

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Fri Oct 17, 2014, 08:58 AM Oct 2014

FLORIDA-Gov debate sponsor with ties to Scott ALTERED debate rules to hurt Crist [View all]

Marc Caputo ✔ @MarcACaputo

So a debate sponsor with ties to the FL Chamber, which backs Rick Scott, changed debate rules to specifically exclude Crist's fan. Hmmmmm
4:26 PM - 16 Oct 2014
https://twitter.com/MarcACaputo/status/522891241030029313


So the Scott ploy included the collusion of the debate sponsors themselves. This is downright Nixonian.

And it explains this press release issued by the debate sponsors this morning.
http://www.leadershipflorida.org/assets/Debate/lf-fpa%20debate%20release_rules%20clarification.pdf

5:29 PM PT: So the gameplan was to have the debate cancelled: "Scott's advisers urged Wendy Walker of Leadership Florida and Dean Ridings of the Florida Press Association to end the debate before it started."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/debate-organizers-charlie-crists-fan-was-violation-of-rules/2202410




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Of course the ironic thing is CNN did this for Scott for free, they banned fans for next week's debate. What hacks.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/16/1337134/-Fantrum-FL-Gov-debate-sponsor-with-ties-to-Scott-altered-debate-rules-to-hurt-Crist
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