“Biased questioning by CNBC moderators was a disservice to our candidates and to YOU the voters”, the RNC’s letter reads.
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The Republican candidates debate in Colorado.
But constant interruption wasn’t the only problem.
Herstam said Rubio is rapidly rising as the mainstream leader and Ted Cruz, after a good night on stage, will be perceived as the populist, social conservative leader of the candidates. “CNBC should be embarrassed for their pitiful display of partisan liberal media bias and apologize to the GOP candidates and the American people”.
The Republican presidential candidates at Wednesday’s debate. Trump right out of the gate said that the question wasn’t nice but Trump wasn’t the only one taking on the moderators. “You know how many votes John McCain missed when he was carrying out that furious comeback that you’re now modeling after?”
During the debate, Cruz accused the moderators of trying to instigate a cage match. And, you look at the questions – ‘Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math?’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?’ ‘Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’
Jeb Bush has seen his odds to win the Republican party’s nomination for president slip significantly in CNN’s Political Prediction Market. Bush has been called a “mentor” to Rubio, although the two have had a more strained relationship since both made a decision to run for the White House.
Other criticism of the media during the debate came when co-moderator Carl Quintanilla asked Sen.
Fund praised Cruz from his comments and pointed out that Christie, Rubio, and Donald Trump also took turns at knocking the moderators and their questions.
“I think at this point, if five or six of us get together, who generate the largest portion of the audience, we can force change”, he said.
“How about talking about the substantive issues the people care about?”
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Cruz has been a strong fundraiser in the presidential race, with his campaign reporting $26.6 million in contributions since his March announcement. He said Thursday that he hopes the backlash after this week’s debate will serve as a “very important moment in American politics”, according to the Wall Street Journal.
