The Iowa GOP has canceled its Republican debate that was scheduled the to take place on December 4th and was to be aired on Fox News.
The party's political director Craig Robinson said the debate was canceled because of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's unwillingness to participate.
"We are very disappointed that Iowa Republicans will not have the same opportunity as Republicans in New Hampshire, Florida and South Carolina had earlier this year with their FOX News debates," Robinson said in an e-mail announcing the cancellation.
Political activist within individual state parties are the backbone of any Republican campaign. It is these individuals who do the majority of work. They do everything from get up in the wee hours of the mornings to drop literature on doorsteps to making thousands of phone calls on a candidates behalf before voting events. Not only do they not get paid for all their hard work, they open up their wallets to give the most money.
It will be interesting to see how this effects Romney's support among the party faithful in this primary state.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Iowa GOP Forced To Cancel Televised Debate After Romney Skips Out
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They should have went on with the debate no matter which of the candidates wasn't going to be there, even if it's the frontrunner.
I agree! If it would have happened in SC I would have threw a fit. I don't care who skipped out on us.
It just irritates me b/c I know how hard these people work.
You know a lot of candidates are like that and I'm not just talking about just presidential candidates.
They put the people in the party that does all the work for them on the back burner. When it is to them that should show the most appreciation and support for b/c they have shown so much to them.
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