Republican presidential contender Carly Fiorina is lashing out over a decision to exclude her from Saturday’s ABC GOP debate.
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ABC’s criteria were that candidates had to place in the top three in the Iowa caucus, the top six in an average of New Hampshire polls or the top six in an average of national polls.
Cruz and Carson, along with 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Hampshire Republican Sen.
A super PAC backing Fiorina, CARLY for America, also released an ad online Saturday mocking ABC for “including people she beat” on the debate stage.
“Networks are making up these debate rules as they go along – not to be able to fit candidates on the stage – but arbitrarily to decide which candidates make for the best TV in their opinion”, she said. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., answers a question during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News on Saturday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. She got more Iowa votes than John and Chris. “Don’t exclude only woman”, Mr. Romney tweeted.
Marco Rubio headed into the latest Republican debate ready for an onslaught of attacks about his experience and readiness for the White House, while a trio of his rivals sought a breakout performance before Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary – an election critical to their presidential hopes.
There is no undercard debate this time and three of the lowest performing candidates dropped out of the race this week, leaving just eight major competitors. Rick Santorum, R-PA, dropping out, that leaves Fiorina and former Gov. Jim Gilmore, R-VA, who hasn’t shown a bleep in any polling. He’s held a comfortable lead in national polls, as well as surveys in Iowa and New Hampshire for months, but had to settle for second in the kick-off caucuses.
“I was pretty sure I was going to vote for her, but after seeing this and the disservice – it’s wrong”, Hodge said. Fiorina has not met the requirements to appear on the stage.
“And the voters of New Hampshire ought to be ticked because apparently ABC and the RNC are saying, ‘No, you can’t make up your minds three days before the primary”, Fiorina continued. She sent a letter to the RNC on Wednesday asking to be included on the stage and criticized the “broken” debate process. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Sen.
She went on to suggest that even ABC News chief political correspondent and Clinton supporter George Stephanopoulos was involved in the decision.
“Last time I looked, New Hampshire picks presidents”, she told the audience.
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Tim Miller, the communications director for the Bush campaign, told Breitbart News that no one fit the description of the person described by the Fiorina campaign as a Bush canvasser. For Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will not be one of them despite beating rivals John Kasich and Chris Christie in the Iowa caucus.
