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GOP letter to vet debate sponsors....
(if you scroll down in the linked article, it has the entire letter)
The Republican presidential campaigns will ask debate sponsors to commit to certain criteria and answer a list of questions in order to determine whether or not they are fit to host future GOP debates.
Included in their demands: 30-second opening and closing statements, pre-approval of graphics and biographies, no lightning rounds, and a commitment to "parity in distribution and quality of questions and time."
The 15 presidential campaigns drafted a letter on Monday that asks the media sponsors make these commitments and answer logistical questions that "will be used by each campaign to determine whether its candidate will participate in your debate."
The letter comes one day after representatives from the campaigns gathered outside Washington, D.C., to discuss ways to take greater control of the debate process and institute possible reforms to the criteria.
Included in their demands: 30-second opening and closing statements, pre-approval of graphics and biographies, no lightning rounds, and a commitment to "parity in distribution and quality of questions and time."
The 15 presidential campaigns drafted a letter on Monday that asks the media sponsors make these commitments and answer logistical questions that "will be used by each campaign to determine whether its candidate will participate in your debate."
The letter comes one day after representatives from the campaigns gathered outside Washington, D.C., to discuss ways to take greater control of the debate process and institute possible reforms to the criteria.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/02/media/gop-debate-demands/index.html