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Libertarian Candidate Excluded From Debate For Refusing Corporate Donations
fishdan writes "I'm a long time Slashdot member with excellent karma. I am also the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Congress in the Massachusetts 6th District. I am on the ballot. I polled 7% in the only poll that included me, which was taken six weeks ago, before I had done any advertising, been in any debates or been on television. In the most recent debate, the general consensus was that I moved a very partisan crowd in my favor. In the two days since that debate, donations and page views are up significantly. Yesterday I received a stunning email from the local ABC affiliate telling me they were going to exclude me from their televised debate because I did not have $50,000 in campaign contributions, even though during my entire campaign I have pointedly and publicly refused corporate donations. They cited several other trumped up reasons, including polling at 10%, but there has not been a poll that included me since the one six weeks ago — and I meet their other requirements."
"Mr. Speaker, I move that we... pour a bowl of hot grits down our pants!"
We're going down, in a spiral to the ground
They should pass a law that mandates that anyone who broadcasts a debate must include Libertarians.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Wtf are mod points??? Dude he doesn't accept any mod-points or donations RTFA you insensitive clod.
Hey, at least he would know better than to start a land war in Asia. That's one up on the major parties.
Surely as a Libertarian, he should support the network's freedom to make up or accept any rules they like and have any speakers they want in the debates.