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Citing Email, Michele Bachmann And Ron Paul Accuse Cbs Of 'bias' At Debate
Four GOP presidential candidates accused CBS News of bias at Saturday's Republican candidate debate for 2012 election in South Carolina. A network memo suggested as much.
In the email hours before the debate, CBS News’ political analyst John Dickerson wrote:
"OK, let's keep it loose though since [Rep. Michele Bachmann] is not going to get many questions during the debate and she’s nearly off the charts in the hopes of getting someone else."
Sure enough, the bulk of the questions went to Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and the latest flavor of the week (again), Newt Gringrich.
After the debate, which was focused on foreign policy, Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart said CBS News was guilty of “a bias.”
"She received substantially fewer questions than the other candidates and she wasn’t allowed any follow-ups," Stewart told ABC News.
Other candidates complained as well.
More Ron Paul News , Paul's spokesman Jesse Benton accused CBS of “disgraceful” actions that stemmed from an “arrogance” in thinking that “they can choose the next president.”
“Congressman ...
... Paul was only allocated 90 seconds of speaking in one televised hour,” Benton told ABC.
During the debate itself, Jon Huntsman said, “Gets a little lonely over here in Siberia.” To which former Sen. Rick Santorum quipped, “Tell me about it.”
Addressing the email, CBS News spokeswoman Sonya McNair called it "a candid exchange about the reality of the circumstances -- Bachmann remains at 4 percent in the polls.”
The original blog by Kenric Ward post about the race for the Republican candidacy for the 2012 presidential election was published in Sunshine State News on October 13, 2011.Sunshine State News focuses on the relationship between politics and business in Florida, speaking to an audience of lawmakers, lobbyists, business and opinion leaders, and all Floridians who expect their leaders to make common-sense decisions. SSN fills a void as the only Florida news outfit that believes free-market, less-government solutions will address the problems challenging our state. For more news about the 2012 Election or Rick Scott News , visit the website, like us on Facebook or follow us at Twitter.
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