Fox News' decision to exclude GOP candidates from its pre-Hew Hampshire weekend debate has backfired, as the New Hampshire GOP has pulled out of the debate.
The decision to exclude anti-war libertarian Rep. Ron Paul has also angered Paul supporters across the nation. And in New Hampshire, Paul will likely see the benefit of what independent support there is for the GOP, cutting into John McCain's support and hurting McCain's desperate need for a victory there.
From the Times:
Ron Paul raised nearly $20 million in the last quarter, likely more than any of his rivals. He garnered 10 percent of the Republican vote in the Iowa Caucuses, surpassing Rudolph W. Giuliani. And he’s in New Hampshire this weekend on the airwaves and the campaign trail before the Jan. 8 primary.
From ThinkProgress:
The New Hampshire Republican Party expressed its disapproval with Fox News’ decision to exclude Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter from an upcoming debate by severing its partnership with the network. “We believe that it is inconsistent with the first in the nation primary tradition to be excluding candidates in a pre-primary setting,” said New Hampshire GOP state chair Fergus Cullen.
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