Johnson largely ignored as presidential primaries near - Las Cruces Sun-News - Milan Simonich:
Nov. 18, 2011 - "Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, uninvited to 11 of 13 televised debates, says his campaign for president is dying. He described himself as underexposed and mistreated, and said he probably cannot continue in the race much longer.
"'There are five debates prior to the New Hampshire primary (on Jan. 10). If I'm shut out of all five, I don't see that I stand a chance in New Hampshire,' Johnson said Friday in a wide-ranging, 50-minute interview....
"Johnson said that, without a consistent presence in televised debates, voters throughout the country do not know who he is, much less what he stands for.
"He said he had been 'purposefully excluded' from debates in which he met the standard for inclusion.
"Dating to May, Johnson said, CNN blocked him from a debate it sponsored in New Hampshire, even though he qualified under the benchmarks of being an announced candidate with 2 percent support in three national polls during the month.
"At other points, Johnson said, he was even in polls with former restaurant executive Herman Cain and ahead of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum. Johnson complained that they were included in debates but he was not."
Read more: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_19371010
'via Blog this'
Nov. 18, 2011 - "Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, uninvited to 11 of 13 televised debates, says his campaign for president is dying. He described himself as underexposed and mistreated, and said he probably cannot continue in the race much longer.
"'There are five debates prior to the New Hampshire primary (on Jan. 10). If I'm shut out of all five, I don't see that I stand a chance in New Hampshire,' Johnson said Friday in a wide-ranging, 50-minute interview....
"Johnson said that, without a consistent presence in televised debates, voters throughout the country do not know who he is, much less what he stands for.
"He said he had been 'purposefully excluded' from debates in which he met the standard for inclusion.
"Dating to May, Johnson said, CNN blocked him from a debate it sponsored in New Hampshire, even though he qualified under the benchmarks of being an announced candidate with 2 percent support in three national polls during the month.
"At other points, Johnson said, he was even in polls with former restaurant executive Herman Cain and ahead of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum. Johnson complained that they were included in debates but he was not."
Read more: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_19371010
'via Blog this'
No comments:
Post a Comment