GOP to Boycott Presidential Debates Over Clinton Programs (by unanimous voice vote) [View all]

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Source: The Chicago Tribune

The Republican party resolved on Friday to boycott any 2016 presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC if the networks go ahead with plans to make special programs on Hillary Clinton, who is widely expected to seek the Democratic nomination.

Delegates to a meeting of the Republican National Committee voted for a resolution including the boycott and said the programs would be "little more than extended commercials promoting former Secretary Clinton."

The RNC also resolved that it would require that any future debates have "appropriate moderators and debate partners."
Delegates approved the motion by a unanimous voice vote.
In preparation for the next presidential election, RNC Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said the party would consider holding its 2016 nominating convention in June or July, rather than August, to reduce the amount of time Republican candidates spend competing against one another to win the nomination. An earlier convention also would allow the Republican nominee to focus on the Democratic opponent.

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