Ron Paul Excluded From Fox News Debate
It would appear as though Fox News (or perhaps the New Hampshire Republican Party which is sponsoring the event) has excluded Ron Paul from the next GOP debate to be held on January 6th.
Although I opposed Ron Paul’s exclusion from debates early on in the primaries, and while Paul’s rather nutty supporters on the internet are already in the throes of condemning this “fascist” affront to free speech, I think it’s a good move.
When the primary season is fresh and new I think it’s imperative that all candidates who meet certain minimal standards (such as having filed the appropriate campaign forms with the FEC and actually having a campaign staff) be allowed to participate in the debates so that the American people can get to know all of the candidates. Or at least have the opportunity to do so. But at this stage of the game, given that Paul has been at the bottom of every single poll for months now and has absolutely no chance of winning the GOP nomination, it’s time to focus on the serious candidates.
And Ron Paul, despite the strident assertions to the contrary from his most ardent backers, was never a serious candidate.
