07-24-2016, 12:49 AM
(07-24-2016, 12:31 AM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: Ok, I can't paste a link so if you want to read anything about it, just put "Gary Johnson at 13%" in Google and the articles will show up.
By the way, when did the bar go up from 10% to 15% to allow a third party candidate into the debates?
Also, who sets the bar and why can't a major network just go ahead and include a third or fourth candidate in the Presidential Debates? Is it because a major candidate might pull out of the debate?
It would be wild to see Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in a Presidential Debate.
I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy theorist but I'm yet to see a better explanation. The debate rules are established by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). Who is in charge of the CPD? The democratic party and the republican party. Since neither party stands to gain anything from a third party presence, they can at least agree in a bipartisan manner to help each other out in that regard.
As for the 15 percent rule, I think that was back in 2000, after the last presidential election that had a third party candidate participate in the debate (Ross Perot for the reform party) Hell, when it was Gore v Bush the CPD barred Nader from even entering the venue, let alone debate
The GOP and DNC don't want a third party in the debate.. So why would the organization they control then do anything to help out a third party? Heck, if Johnson does pass 15%, I expect nothing less than new rules next cycle.
