Perhaps you've heard the Republican party is none too pleased with what went down in the CNBC debate this week. The candidates repeatedly reprimanded the moderators for what they called biased questions, with Florida Senator Marco Rubio going so far as to say "Democrats have the ultimate Super PAC, it’s called the mainstream media.”
Now, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is fighting back, issuing a letter today saying the RNC is suspending the February debate, which NBC was to sponsor.
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"While debates are meant to include tough questions and contrast candidates’ visions and policies for the future of America, CNBC’s moderators engaged in a series of "gotcha" questions, petty and mean-spirited in tone, and designed to embarrass our candidates," Priebus writes. "What took place Wednesday night was not an attempt to give the American people a greater understanding of our candidates’ policies and ideas."
This is not entirely unexpected. Controversy between Republican operatives and the network started brewing even before the debate ended. One Politico reporter spotted Jeb Bush's campaign manager Danny Diaz in a heated discussion with a producer while the candidates were still on stage. NBC, for its part, issued this statement:
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The RNC says the debate will still take place as scheduled on February 26, 2016, but that it will be "working with our candidates to discuss how to move forward."
