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Two Sponsors Pull Out From Debates Over Exclusion Of Gary Johnson
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| Contributor | Miro |
| Last Edited | Miro Oct 03, 2012 02:27pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Elizabeth Flock |
| Media | Magazine - US News and World Report |
| News Date | Monday, October 1, 2012 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | At least two of the original sponsors of the 2012 presidential debates have pulled their support over the exclusion of Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, arguing that the commission which runs the debates is locked into a two-party outlook.
The first presidential debate will take place in Denver on Wednesday between President Barack Obama and Republican contender Mitt Romney.
Multinational corporation Philips Electronics and the women's organization the YWCA both dropped their sponsorship after being flooded with E-mails and letters from supporters of former Republican New Mexico Gov. Johnson, as well as two election watchdog groups, Open Debates and Help the Commission.
"I've been trying this since 2004 ... and this is first time any sponsor has peeled off from supporting the commission," says George Farah of Open Debates, who wrote the book No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates. "For this to happen on the eve of the first presidential debate is a remarkable act." |
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