It Is Time to Break Up the Presidential-Debate Monopoly

Inject transparency, and make it possible for other parties to participate.

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The stage for the vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 7, 2020.

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The Republican National Committee voted unanimously this past Thursday to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, the group that has organized general-election debates for 35 years.

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the commission is “biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates.” The GOP will amend its rules, she pledged, “to ensure our nominee does not participate in CPD-sponsored debates and will begin looking for acceptable alternatives.”

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John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.

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