Republicans pull plug on CNN debate
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/16/12 6:37 PM EST
The Republican presidential candidates are finally drawing a line on debates.
Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum decided to skip the March 1debate that was to be co-hosted by CNN and the Georgia and Ohio state Republican parties, their campaigns confirmed Thursday.
CNN decided to cancel the debate after being left with a single confirmation, Newt Gingrich, who would have been left to square off solo with moderator John King. Gingrich’s camp is unlikely to be happy with the turn of events as the former House speaker has used the nationally televised spectacles to savage the media and twice revive his lagging campaign.
Oregon Public Broadcasting spokeswoman Carol Howard confirmed to POLITICO that the network and its partners still intend to go ahead with a GOP debate scheduled for March 19 in Portland, Ore. OPB will co-host that debate with PBS, NPR and The Washington Times.
The CNN faceoff was the last debate on the campaign calendar before nearly a dozen states head to the polls for Super Tuesday on March 6, a date with fresh urgency for Romney as he tries to regain momentum in what has been an extremely volatile primary.
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