Category: Commission on Presidential Debates

RNC Votes to Withdraw From Commission on Presidential Debates

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously Thursday to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which governs the general election debates. In a statement, RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the commission is “biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates including hosting debates before voting begins…


RNC Calls on Presidential Debate Commission to Reform or It Will Urge GOP Candidates to Skip Debates

The Republican National Committee (RNC), in a sharply-worded letter Tuesday, threatened to urge GOP candidates not to take part in future televised presidential debates unless the commission that organizes them adopts major reforms. In the letter, RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel accused the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) of partisanship and “significant errors” in its organization of…