Just out of curiosity to the folks at the Des Moines Register: Alan Keyes was a participant in today’s Republican debate–why?!
Here’s a link to the Register’s standards for the privilege to participate in their debates, explaining why Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel won’t be participating.
But why did Alan Keyes, Tom Tancredo, and Duncan Hunter get to participate on the Republican side? Did all three have offices/staff in Iowa by October 1st? Alan Keyes didn’t even register in the October Iowa Poll.
I’m all in favor of keeping the non-serious contenders like Kucinich and Gravel out of the debates on the Democratic side. But shouldn’t the same standard apply for Republicans too, at least in the press?
For now, I’ll just let the Republican crazies keep making fools out of their party. I guess you’d just expect more from the Register.
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