GOP debate pushed back because there are (almost) no candidates
The first GOP presidential candidate debate of the 2012 election season has been postponed, according to msnbc.com. Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Mike
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The first GOP presidential candidate debate of the 2012 election season has been postponed, according to msnbc.com.
Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty – despite the slew of GOP prospects for 2012 (most of whom have at one point said they are exploring the idea of setting up an exploratory committee to explore a presidential run), only Pawlentyhas officially started such a committee, which he announced March 21.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation announced Wednesday that it was pushing the debate (to be moderated by Politico and NBC) from May 2 to Sept. 14
Actually, there is one Republican who has officially filed his candidacyfor 2012 — and that’s Fred Karger, a little-known political activist who made his announcementMarch 22 and submitted his papers to the Federal Election Commission the next day. Karger, who is openly gay and has been excludedfrom numerousRepublican events, formed his exploratory committee in July 2010 and has already done a bit of campaigning around the country — but the odds that he would be invited to a highly publicized debate are still slim.
Karger announcing his candidacy on CBS:
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