Two Sponsors Pull Out From Debates Over Exclusion Of Gary Johnson - Washington Whispers (usnews.com) - Elizabeth Flock, U.S. News & World Report:
October 1, 2012 - "At least two of the original sponsors of the 2012 presidential debates have pulled their support over the exclusion of Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, arguing that the commission which runs the debates is locked into a two-party outlook....
"Multinational corporation Philips Electronics and the women's organization the YWCA both dropped their sponsorship after being flooded with E-mails and letters from supporters of former Republican New Mexico Gov. Johnson, as well as two election watchdog groups, Open Debates and Help the Commission.
"'I've been trying this since 2004 ... and this is first time any sponsor has peeled off from supporting the commission,' says George Farah of Open Debates, who wrote the book No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates. 'For this to happen on the eve of the first presidential debate is a remarkable act.'
"The Commission on Presidential Debates, which runs the debate logistics, didn't immediately respond to request for comment."
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October 1, 2012 - "At least two of the original sponsors of the 2012 presidential debates have pulled their support over the exclusion of Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, arguing that the commission which runs the debates is locked into a two-party outlook....
"Multinational corporation Philips Electronics and the women's organization the YWCA both dropped their sponsorship after being flooded with E-mails and letters from supporters of former Republican New Mexico Gov. Johnson, as well as two election watchdog groups, Open Debates and Help the Commission.
"'I've been trying this since 2004 ... and this is first time any sponsor has peeled off from supporting the commission,' says George Farah of Open Debates, who wrote the book No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates. 'For this to happen on the eve of the first presidential debate is a remarkable act.'
"The Commission on Presidential Debates, which runs the debate logistics, didn't immediately respond to request for comment."
Read more: http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/10/01/two-sponsors-pull-out-from-debates-over-exclusion-of-gary-johnson-
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