The December 4th GOP debate in Iowa has been canceled. Why? According to the Iowa political director in a memo to the county chairs and state central committee members:
From: Craig Robinson
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:29 PM
To: 'Craig Robinson'
Subject: FOX News — RPI Debate Cancelled
Dear Friends, Because of Mitt Romney’s unwillingness to participate, the upcoming Republican Party of Iowa/FOX News Channel Presidential Debate on December 4th has been cancelled.
We are very disappointed that Iowa Republicans will not have the same opportunity as Republicans in New Hampshire, Florida and South Carolina had earlier this year with their FOX News Debates.
....
Again, we are disappointed that this debate has been cancelled. We know that hundreds of you have requested tickets and made plans to attend. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience
They backed off a bit later saying,
"Fox decided that without Romney, there was no debate," said Iowa GOP spokeswoman Mary Tiffany.
The network cancelled the debate today, Tiffany said, after Romney contacted the Iowa GOP Chairman yesterday and told him he would not attend.
Is this as bad as Fred skipping the New Hampshire debate when he announced his candidacy? Time will tell, but this has obviously aggravated the locals who are a picky people.
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