One of the boat anchors on Republican Presidential chances
in 2012 was the many heated debates between the numerous candidates in which
they repeatedly scoured one another.
This was, of course, relished and abetted by the leftist national media …
many of whom gleefully moderated these brawls.
By the time Mitt Romney emerged as the GOP’s candidate he had already
been well tarnished by these debate fusillades and the numerous Democrat-sponsored ad
smears. These Democrat brickbats had
largely gone unanswered since Romney’s media spending was limited during the
primary season.
It seams that this pattern is beginning to repeat itself for
the 2016 election. Rand Paul and Chris
Christie already are going at it tooth and nail … see:
Breitbart Story ... while Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democrat candidate, sails on upon unruffled
seas. If I find it difficult to imagine
Chris Christie ever ripping into her the way he is savaging fellow Republicans,
why should he have any standing as a potential Republican candidate?
But perhaps, just perhaps, the Republicans may be learning from
their 2012 failures. The Republican
National Committee (RNC) Chairman, Reince Preibus, has already indicated that
CNN and NBC are unlikely to be hosting the 2016 Republican primary debates …
see:
The Hill Story. Given Candy Crowley’s moderating performance
in one Obama/Romney debate, I think that this decision is a slam-dunk … at
least for CNN. Of course, if the RNC
uses only conservative-leaning moderators, it will probably lose coverage in
the left-leaning media … BFD.
The remaining fault-line for the Republicans is this continued
internecine warfare. Strong leadership
from the RNC might also help solve this problem. This group could easily decree that repeated
sliming of fellow Republicans equals a disqualification for participation in
future Republican Presidential debates … an enforcement of the “Eleventh
Commandment.” The Eleventh Commandment
is usually attributed to Ronald Reagan.
It goes “Thou shalt not speak
ill of any fellow Republican.” Yes, this
would be a little dictatorial on the part of the RNC, but then, if Ms. Chipmunk Cheeks
wins in 2016, we would be living in an audacious autocracy anyway.
