RNC Moves To Wreck Presidential Debate Commission

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The Republican National Committee is trying to choke off fundraising for the commission that’s been the organizer of general election presidential debates for more than three decades, escalating a dispute that’s been brewing for years.

In a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates first shared with The Wall Street Journal, the RNC recommends that the independent nonprofit organization shouldn’t fundraise off the notion that its work might include GOP candidates in the 2024 election.

“The Commission on Presidential Debates should refrain from representing to its donors and potential partners that the Republican presidential nominee will participate in any CPD-sponsored debates in the 2024 presidential cycle,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel wrote in the letter.

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