Three GOP Presidential Hopefuls to Appear on Panel Moderated by ABC’s Jonathan Karl

ABC News ^ | Jan 22, 2015 1:29pm | VERONICA STRACQUALURSI

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Three of the most talked about potential GOP presidential candidates will appear together this weekend at a panel sponsored by the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, in this year's first forum of presidential hopefuls.

At the group's winter meeting Sunday in Palm Springs, California, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will participate in a panel discussion on domestic economic issues, including health care and energy policy. ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl will moderate the discussion. {snip} The panel discussion will take place Sunday at 8:30 p.m. PT, and an ABCNews.com partial livestream will feature the event.

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Heads up for this Sunday evening. An additional article at Desert Sun has more information (and a liberal bias) but was not used due to Gannet restrictions. The DS article can be found here:

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/23/koch-brothers-american-recovery-policy-forum/22222551/

[Road Warrior ‘04]

DO NOT TRUST RAND PAUL!™

[grania]

do not trust Rand Paul

Oh, c'mon. The guy's views are all over the place, but embrace that. The positive is that he is regarded as an outsider, and this panel is Cruz, Rubio, RandPaul....no one who the backstabbing RINO powermasters are trying to forcefeed us as a nominee.

[Joe Boucher]

Just a simple question.
Why do Republicans allow liberals from tv to interview or moderate?
You know they moderators are there to simple screw up the pubbie?

[Gaffer]

.....and an ABCNews.com partial livestream will feature the event.

So. Somehow I'm thinking that the 'partial' of this livestream will be what's left after Cruz' segments are 'interrupted'?

[dila813]

Thanks, will check it out

[relictele]

When will they learn?

Anyone can stream anything online. Reliance on and/or inclusion of a dinosaur news network is unnecessary and counterproductive?

The questions are as predictable as the sunrise:
Obamacare, gay marriage, Iran.

[ronnie raygun]

We can see why liberal commie commentators are always conducting interview panels escpecially thepresidential ones, because the balless feckless GOP still want to be loved and understood by these cretans

[randita]

Rubio needs to clarify his immigration stance before I could support him. But he has a very appealing family story to tell. Also, I haven’t heard any conservative articulate a winning economic message as well and consistently as he does.

[CptnObvious]

Why do Republicans allow liberals from tv to interview or moderate? You know they moderators are there to simple screw up the pubbie?

The Republican leadership wants to be 'moderate' and believes in big government. They know that liberal moderators will weed out the conservatives for them; leaving us with another milk toast candidates like that which we have endured for the last 3 presidential elections.

Ted Cruz is right, another 'mushy middle' candidate will simply give the 2016 election to Hillary.

It's obvious to me, that the Republican leadership is doing the same thing all over again and I'm not interested in watching the debates anymore. I'll watch them online if something interesting happens.

I'm leaving the Republican party for the Tea Party entirely. Using the hideously liberal ABC to weed out conservatives again is the last straw for me.

[ElectionInspector]

Just a simple question.
Why do Republicans allow liberals from tv to interview or moderate?

....I guess they couldn’t get Andrea Mitchell.... the stupid party, or as I call them, the Washington Generals, love losing night after night and still get paid.

ymmv

[DaveA37]

“ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl will moderate the discussion.”................

Nothing like having the deck stacked against you. How do these people get picked as “moderators” anyway, in a crap game?

[norwaypinesavage]

"the balless feckless GOP still want to be loved and understood by these Cretans"

You seemed to have missed the point that it is Cruz, Paul, and Rubio on this panel. Your words describe none of these.

[COBOL2Java]

Expect plenty of “So, Senator, have you stopped beating your wife?” type of questions.

On the plus side, Cruz relishes dealing with these idiots, and knows how to throw the question back in their faces.

[Bigg Red]

Ditto!

[duckman]

IMO, there will be more hopefuls in 2016 than 2008 and 2012. Just too many.

[SoConPubbie]

You seemed to have missed the point that it is Cruz, Paul, and Rubio on this panel. Your words describe none of these.

You apparently have not been paying attention for the last two years as Rand Paul has been doing everything in his power to kiss up to the GOP-E, Chamber of Commerce, Minorities, etc., etc., etc.

[DaveA37]

“Expect plenty of “So, Senator, have you stopped beating your wife?” type of questions.

On the plus side, Cruz relishes dealing with these idiots, and knows how to throw the question back in their faces.”..........

Let’s all hope Cruz eats them alive.

[ez]

Just saw on fox that Krauthammer thinks Rubio will be the nominee. I have to look into his politics a little more before I decide what I think of that. This might be worth watching.

[G Larry]

8:30 PST

HA!

11:30 EST

Guess they didn’t want too much East Coast exposure....