Nancy Reagan invites 16 candidates to CNN debate

cnn.com ^ | 8/10/2015 | Jeremy Diamond

[GoneSalt]

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is inviting 16 Republican presidential candidates to participate in the CNN/Reagan Library presidential debate on September 16.

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who participated in the debate of lower-tier candidates last week, has not yet been invited. Candidates must achieve an average of at least 1% of support in three recognized national polls before September 10 to be included in the debate, as well as meeting other criteria.

The top 10 contenders who made it into the primetime Fox News/Facebook debate last week - Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, John Kasich -- have all been invited as well as six of the seven candidates who participated in the earlier debate: Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham and George Pataki.

[fatnotlazy]

Thank you. I was half listening to the news report on Perry this morning and wasn't sure if it was for real.

[publius911]

What Fox News did was a joke, not a debate.

Is FOX Blondie still on the air?

[PghBaldy]

WRONG. It was Mark Halperin.

[CodeToad]

CNN & Reagan together?? I don’t think Ronnie would like that.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Nancy is 94. I hope they didn’t let her lick the envelopes.

[PghBaldy]

"Mark Halperin is a serious and fair-minded journalist," Cruz wrote. "Today he kindly issued an apology for some silly questions he asked me in an interview. The apology was unnecessary -- no offense was taken, nor, I believe, intended -- but is certainly appreciated."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/11/mark-halperin-ted-cruz_n_7257766.html

[HarleyLady27]

Be VERY careful how you throw the word ‘racist’ around, karma has a way of coming back to bit you in the a$$ buddy....

[deport]

Yes it was in the news yesterday on various sites. He claims he’s staying in, money or not,
for the first three primary state elections. We’ll see.

[SierraWasp]

"Is Tapper as partisan as Candy Crowley?"

Don'cha mean Candy Crawley? (grin)

[jjotto]

Tapper will be more professional than Hugh Hewitt.

[erod]

My bad, I can only remember so many liberal journalists.

[MinuteGal]

Does anyone have the time schedule for the CNN debate(s) on Sept. 16? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.

Leni

[TexasCajun]

Debate The Moderators II

[mumblypeg]

+100. Jindal is also far more solidly conservative. Jindal’s personal story and his accomplishments as a first generation American are not just inspiring, he’s a reproach to the poverty pimp democrats and RINOS. His parents were LEGAL immigrants who came here to make a contribution to this country, not leech off it. He exemplifies his parents’ values: he’s the only one in the bunch who still regards being in public office as public service, not self service.

[Calpublican]

[[If Gilmore is not there, I’m done with the whole process. And as soon as I find out who Gilmore is, I’ll have more to say.]]

Lol! Agreed. Won’t be the same without him.

[JediJones]

They turned in awful performances in the kiddie table debate too. We don’t need them sucking up valuable airtime.

[lonestar]

LOL!

He's #17.

[Leep]

Jeb Bush should be there to serve cocktail weinnies and warm Dr Pepper to the crowd.

[alstewartfan]

Gilmore is like the guy you see in today’s obituary, and you exclaim, “I thought that guy died *years* ago!” lol

[alstewartfan]

Would anyone know that the guy selling popcorn was Jeb?