The presidential debates in the USA hang loose next year - presenters are questioned
American voters may be snubbed at the traditional presidential election debates next fall, media in the United States report. Since 1988, a special commission has been responsible for the debates. Recently, the commission presented the conditions for next year's event, but the Republicans have signaled that they are not satisfied with the arrangement.
In the Wall Street Journal's podcast "Potomac Watch", it is explained that it is, among other things, about the Republicans questioning the timing of the debates. They are too close to the election, it is believed. Even the Democrats reason in a similar way.
In a debate article in The Hill, Professor Ben Voth writes that the criticism of the debates is also about the fact that the presenters have started to take up far too much space. In the 1990s, moderators took up an average of about 5 percent of program time. In the last election campaign, one of the presenters, Chris Wallace, used more than a quarter of the debate. Voth writes that both the Democrats and the Republicans have so far refused to say yes to participating in the debates.
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Analysis: Things are going well now, Haley – but not good enough
"Nikki Haley is doing well right now," Reuters' James Oliphant and Alexandra Ulmer write in an analysis. The Republican presidential candidate is seen a lot in the media and with the powerful Koch network behind her, it looks on paper that she is ready to give Donald Trump a match.
But, they write, reality is tougher. Haley has quite an uphill battle if she is to challenge the former president and win the party's nomination before the election. And the faster the other candidates drop out, the better for Haley.
Haley has second place in the race, chased by Chris Christie in third place. The Washington Post's Aaron Blake notes that talk has begun that Christie should drop out so Haley can capitalize on his Trump-skeptic voters. The idea has been dismissed as too mathematical by Christie himself.
"Christie has a point, you can't just assume his supporters would vote for Haley [...] but every indication is that a large percentage of them might," writes Blake.
However, he believes that Christie's support is far too limited to New Hampshire to be of decisive importance to Haley.
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The powerful Koch network is giving heavy support to Nikki Haley
The powerful Koch network, a heavy player in American politics, is giving its full support to Nikki Haley's presidential campaign. This is reported by American media.
"She has what it takes to pursue policies that address the most important challenges facing our nation," it said in a statement.
The network, led by billionaire brothers Charles and the now-deceased David Koch, has donated large sums of money to conservative candidates' campaigns over the years.
That the Koch network is now supporting Haley is a heavy blow to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who fought to become Donald Trump's main challenger in the Republican primaries.
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